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The New York Mets are in the midst of another disappointing campaign. After entering the season pegged as a sneaky third wild-card contender, the blue and orange are sitting 10 games under .500 (23-33) with a little more than a one-third of the season played.

One of the keys to the Mets’ struggles has been the lack of production from the catching position following Francisco Álvarez going down with a torn ulnar collateral ligament that required surgery. On Friday, president of baseball operations David Stearns felt it was time to cut bait. He designated Omar Narváez for assignment and traded for a depth catcher from the Yankees to fill his spot.

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets have acquired catcher Luis Torrens from the New York Yankees in exchange for $100,000.

Torrens’ baseball journey began on July 2, 2012, when the New York Yankees signed him as an international free agent. The Venezuelan native spent the next few years in the Yankees minor league system before being scooped up by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2016 Rule 5 draft, who quickly traded him to the San Diego Padres.