Tomás Nido has landed a new minor league deal with the Red Sox after spending nearly two years in the Tigers organization.
Detroit let go of the veteran catcher in late July, ending a run that included a brief but useful big-league stretch last season. When Jake Rogers went on the injured list, Nido got a shot in the majors and delivered a .343 average with a .704 OPS over 11 games. But Eduardo Valencia’s mid-July cameo in Detroit made the backup picture pretty clear: if anyone was going to challenge Rogers for that job, it wasn’t Nido.
His Triple-A numbers weren’t doing him many favors, either. At the time of his release, he was hitting .236 with a .685 OPS in 43 games and had also spent a short stint on the injured list.
Detroit moved quickly to patch up the catching depth, signing Carlos Pérez and former White Sox catcher Seby Zavala to minor league deals. Then, ahead of the deadline, the Tigers traded Rogers and handed the backup role to Valencia.
After about a month on the market, Nido has found another landing spot. Chris Cotillo of MassLive reported that he signed a minor league deal with Boston, shortly after the Red Sox themselves designated Rogers for assignment.
It’s hardly a shock that a catcher with Nido’s profile got scooped up again. That position never stays quiet for long, and with Adley Rutschman’s injury history, there’s at least a path for Nido to get another look in the majors sooner rather than later.
Boston has also built something of a habit out of grabbing former Tigers castoffs and squeezing production out of them. Jahmai Jones and Rogers are the obvious examples.
Jones, in particular, has taken off after leaving Detroit. He’s appeared in 19 games, mostly as a pinch-hit designated hitter, and is batting .500 with a 1.543 OPS in 26 at-bats.
Nido’s deal is for 2026 and includes incentives. It didn’t work out in Detroit, but he’ll get a fresh start in Boston.
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