How Travis d’Arnaud has emerged as an unlikely star for Rays

Tampa Bay Rays' third base coach Rodney Linares (27) slaps hands with Travis d'Arnaud who runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, July 15, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK — Travis d’Arnaud didn’t know what to expect when he was acquired suddenly by the catcher-desperate Rays in mid-May, jumped on a red-eye flight from LA and immediately started working feverishly just to try to fit in.

Certainly not to earn a place in Rays history by keying one of their most dramatic regular-season wins with one of the most prolific offensive nights, the last of his three homers resulting in 5-4 stunner…