Good news on the Travis d’Arnaud front as he has been cleared for baseball activity, according to Mets assistant GM John Ricco.
D’Arnaud has been out since April 19, when he was hit by a pitch and suffered a fractured metacarpal bone on his right hand.
The plan is to take it slow and ease him back a few steps at a time, and Adam Rubin reports d’Arnaud likely won’t be cleared to swing a bat for about another weeek.
May 10
According to Mets manager Terry Collins, starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud – who was placed on the DL about a month ago after fracturing the metacarpal bone in his right hand on a HBP – is scheduled to meet with team doctors for an examination on Tuesday. It will take place at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.
If all goes well, d’Arnaud will have the soft cast on his right hand removed and he will be cleared to begin some baseball activities at that point.
It’s welcomed news for the team as d’Arnaud was off to a great start before heading to the DL, batting .317 with two home runs, 10 RBI, and a .892 OPS in 11 games.
Kevin Plawecki has filled in decently in TDA’s absence but is batting just .240 with a .643 OPS in 14 games since his promotion.
With the Mets offense struggling to produce runs consistently for the most part, the team would greatly benefit by d’Arnaud’s return to the lineup.
