For a second straight start, Noah Syndergaard had somebody other than Wilson Ramos behind the plate to catch him, as Callaway inserted Tomas Nido into the lineup.
Nido became Syndergaard’s personal catcher earlier this season. For his previous start, Syndergaard had Rene Rivera — another preferred target — as his catcher.
“Ramos had caught four in a row, and we still want Noah to get going,” Callaway said before the Mets’ 5-4, 11-inning win over the Marlins. “We want him to finish strong his last couple and hopefully this will be the right recipe. Obviously didn’t things work out great last time and we feel today is Nido’s time to go.