The Red Sox added another experienced catcher to the mix on Thursday, bringing in nine-year veteran Tomás Nido on a minor league deal as a quiet depth move.
Nick John of Talk Sox first reported the signing, and Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com confirmed it. Cotillo wrote, "Red Sox signed veteran catcher Tomás Nido to a minor league deal to add some depth, source says. [Nick John] first on this."
Nido gives Boston a familiar type of roster insurance. He has appeared in 333 major league games over nine seasons, though he has not been in the majors yet this year. His last big league action came in 2025 with the Detroit Tigers, when he played in 10 games and hit .343/.361/.343 with a .704 OPS and two RBIs.
This season, Nido has spent his time in Triple-A with the Tigers’ organization. In 43 games, he was batting .236/.317/.368 with a .685 OPS, along with three homers and 10 RBIs.
The move naturally comes with some attention because Adley Rutschman has missed the Red Sox’s last two games of the Miami Marlins series. But there is no indication this signing points to anything more serious. On Wednesday, Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Rutschman "definitely" was doing better, and suggested the club simply wanted to give him extra time before the weekend series against the New York Yankees.
In that sense, Nido looks more like a replacement for Andrew Knizner than a sign of concern about Rutschman. Knizner had been a Triple-A depth option for Boston before using his opt-out clause in early August and joining the San Francisco Giants. He played in 21 games for Triple-A Worcester and hit .317.
With Knizner gone, Nido steps into that same kind of role. And if the big league club needs help behind the plate later on, Boston now has a catcher with plenty of major league experience ready to be called upon.
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