The A's announced today that utility-man Andy Ibáñez has been claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. The 33-year-old veteran was claimed by the A's off waivers in early February, and was seen as a backup option at third base if none of the team's in-house options claimed the role for themselves.

Both Max Muncy and Darell Hernaiz had terrific springs, with Muncy ultimately landing the third base gig, while Hernaiz made the club as a utility infielder. Ibáñez didn't have a lot of opportunity to make an impact, and the chances he was given he just didn't take advantage of.

Ibáñez has handled left-handers well in his career, batting .258 with a .311 on-base percentage and a .714 OPS against them, and his role was going to be to handle lefties for the A's when the timing presented itself.

He ended up going just 2-for-17 with the A's, and with his at-bats coming few and far between, the A's decided to designate him for assignment on April 26 to make space on the roster for the return of DH Brent Rooker from…