Indians trade Haggerty to Mets

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have acquired catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade with the New York Mets.

The Tribe sent infielder Sam Haggerty, a University of New Mexico alum, and right-hander Walker Lockett to New York in exchange for Plawecki, who played in 78 games for the Mets last season. Plawecki batted .201 with seven homers and a career-high 30 RBIs. The Indians were in need of a catcher after trading All-Star Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals in December. Plawecki will likely platoon with Roberto Perez. Haggerty, who was drafted and signed by the Indians in 2015, batted .239 splitting time between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus last season. He played at UNM from 2013 to 2015.