Unhealthy blood nonetheless clearly exists between Travis d’Arnaud and the New York Mets.
“Which team makes you the most angry whenever you play against them?” a younger fan requested d’Arnaud at a current occasion.
D’Arnaud scanned the room and smirked.
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Travis d’Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves within the dugout earlier than Sport 4 of a Division Collection towards the Philadelphia Phillies at Residents Financial institution Park Oct. 12, 2023 in Philadelphia. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Photographs)
Then, he turned to the younger fan and answered.
“New York Mets,” he stated sternly.
D’Arnaud is a World Collection champion and 2022 All-Star with the Braves, and the 34-year-old is aware of a few of his greatest baseball has are available Atlanta. However he spent his first seven seasons within the majors with the Mets earlier than the connection turned bitter.
In 2019, the Mets tendered a contract to d’Arnaud after his Tommy John surgical procedure rehab the season earlier than.
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However simply 10 video games into the season, the Mets lower him after he had a 2-for-23 stoop on the plate. There have been additionally rumors the crew didn’t like d’Arnaud’s work behind the plate.
It’s value noting the previous first-round decide of the Philadelphia Phillies was acquired by the Mets in a commerce that concerned R.A. Dickey heading to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mets anticipated extra from d’Arnaud than his .242/.303/.401 line over his 407 video games. He additionally struggled to remain wholesome over his seven seasons with the membership.
Travis d’Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves runs the bases after hitting a two-run dwelling run towards the Philadelphia Phillies through the seventh inning in Sport 2 of a Division Collection at Truist Park Oct. 9, 2023, in Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Photographs)
D’Arnaud additionally commented on a put up of the clip on SportsNet New York’s Instagram web page (SNY is the printed dwelling of the Mets), saying he’s “mad at myself for not playing well … and mad at myself for not finishing 2015 with a WS title.”
D’Arnaud ended up enjoying a single recreation with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier than touchdown in Tampa Bay with the Rays. D’Arnaud performed 92 video games there with a .263/.323/.459 slash line with 16 homers and 67 RBIs over 92 video games.
Then Atlanta picked him up earlier than the shortened 2020 season, and he’s been there since. The Braves and Mets are NL East rivals.
However d’Arnaud clearly has one other motivation to remind his former crew what it is lacking each time they play one another. D’Arnaud had a down yr in 2023 after his 2022 All-Star marketing campaign. He had a .225 common with a .288 on-base proportion in 74 video games.
Nonetheless, he has carried out nicely towards the Mets, hitting .326 with a .398 on-base proportion in 103 plate appearances over 26 profession video games.
Travis d’Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves earlier than Sport 4 of a Division Collection towards the Philadelphia Phillies at Residents Financial institution Park Oct. 12, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Photographs)
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D’Arnaud is anticipated to separate catching duties with Sean Murphy in 2024.
