DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have re-signed veteran catcher Tomás Nido to a minor-league contract.

Nido, 31, became a free agent earlier this month but elected to return to the Tigers with an invitation to spring training. He’ll likely enter the 2026 season once again as the organization’s third catcher behind Dillon Dingler and Jake Rogers.

Nido spent six weeks with the Tigers in April and May while Rogers was on the injured list, hitting .343 (12-for-35) as Dingler’s backup.

His final act as a Tiger before returning to Triple-A Toledo was throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings in a blowout loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on May 19.

He rejoined the club in October as part of the postseason taxi squad but was never activated.

Drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round in 2012, N

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