Mets purchased the contract of OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Triple-A Buffalo. Nieuwenhuis, 24, batted .298/.403/.505 with six homers, 14 RBI and a .908 OPS over 221 plate appearances this year before undergoing season-ending surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder in late-July. He should be 100 percent by spring training and could play at the major league level at some point next season.