Zack Short is officially a former Met.
The Mets traded the versatile infielder to the Red Sox on Wednesday for cash considerations. Short had been designated for assignment Friday, when J.D. Martinez was activated.
Short had won a job with the team out of camp as a sure-handed fielder and went 1-for-9 in 10 games.
When Martinez was ready to join the club, the Mets faced a roster crunch and essentially chose Joey Wendle — a similar player with more experience and a lefty hitter — over Short.
“He’s done it, been in this role a long time,” manager Carlos Mendoza said of Wendle after the Short DFA.
Without Short in the organization, the Mets recently signed veteran infielder Mike Brosseau and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse, where the Mets also have veterans Jose Iglesias and Yolmer Sanchez as depth options with experience.
