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.…