According to Joel Sherman, the Mets signed veteran catcher Gary Sánchez to a minor league deal. Sánchez was most recently in the Giants organization, but was released per his request on May 2.
Sánchez, a former Yankee, has shown serious power over his career, with a career slash line of .225/.311/.467 and 154 home runs and 108 doubles over eight seasons, though one of those was just two at-bats in 2015. He’s a player - like his new organizational teammate Daniel Vogelbach - that averages more home runs than doubles consistently, although that trend reversed itself last season with the Twins.