The New York Mets have traded outfielder Alexander Canario to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations, the Pirates announced Monday. Canario was designated for assignment Thursday hours before the Mets' season opener.

The 24-year-old outfielder was recently acquired by the Mets from the Chicago Cubs on February 25. During Spring Training, Canario went 11-for-36 at the plate for a .306 batting average, nine runs, two doubles, three home runs, and eight RBIs in 17 games with the Mets.

6:37pm: Pittsburgh announced the trade and transferred Jones to the 60-day IL. He’s early into a six-week shutdown after experiencing elbow soreness in Spring Training, so he won’t be ready for MLB game action until the latter half of June at the earliest.