CHICAGO — Jose Siri’s tenure with the Mets as an active player was brief and disappointing.

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The 30-year-old outfielder, who arrived last winter with the expectation he would be part of a job share in center field, was designated for assignment on Wednesday as the club created roster space for Tyrone Taylor’s return from the injured list.

Taylor was in the starting lineup against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Siri owned a .292 OPS in 16 games for the Mets. He spent most of the season rehabbing from a fractured left tibia he sustained in April upon fouling a ball off his shin.

Siri, known throughout h

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