MIAMI -- Unable to keep Travis d'Arnaud healthy for the first five years of his big league career, the Mets hoped they discovered the solution last August, when they began using d'Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki in a timeshare. Both catchers stayed healthy and productive down the stretch and into Spring Training. But another potentially serious injury for d'Arnaud has changed the equation.
The Mets placed d'Arnaud on the disabled list Wednesday with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. The team will determine in the next several days if d'Arnaud, 29, needs Tommy John surgery, which would end his season.