Ten games, 23 at-bats and inconsistent work behind the plate was enough. The Mets didn’t need to see any more of Travis d’Arnaud to deduce he wasn’t the answer as the backup to Wilson Ramos. Sunday morning, shortly after the team’s third straight loss included d’Arnaud committing a passed ball and getting thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double down four runs, the veteran was designated for assignment. “As I think we will continue to do here, we’re not going to make short-term decisions for short-term dollars,” general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said before the Mets looked to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Brewers at Citi Field. D’Arnaud, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year and missed almost the entire season, was replaced on the roster by Tomas Nido, a superior defensive player who has yet to hit in the big leagues. The Mets took a risk by staying with d’Arnaud, opting to tender him a contract as he rehabbed from major surgery, and they could have saved money by moving on late in spring training. Now if they can’t find a trade for him, they would owe him $2.955 million of his $3.52 million deal, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported. “This move wasn’t about economics, obviously,” Van Wagenen said. “I think this team is built to win, we have every expectation to win, and we expect to go forward with a new mindset that we’re going to put the best team on the field, and right now that’s putting Nido in the clubhouse and giving him a chance to go forward.” The Mets signed Ramos to a two-year, $19 million deal in the offseason and had options other than d’Arnaud for his backup. But they traded Kevin Plawecki to the Indians in early January for a pair of minor leaguers and opted for d’Arnaud over Devin Mesoraco, who hit 10 home runs in 66 games last year with the Mets after coming to Queens in a trade with the Reds. Mesoraco refused to go to Triple-A Syracuse and remains on the restricted list. The 30-year-old d’Arnaud came to the Mets, along with Noah Syndergaard, from the Blue Jays in the R.A. Dickey trade in 2012. A highly rated prospect who was considered the big piece in that trade, he battled injuries throughout his Mets tenure, never playing in more than 112 games in a single season. He had just two hits in 23 at-bats this year in backup duty and heard boos Saturday night. “What we’ve seen from Travis, it’s been tough,” manager Mickey Callaway said. “We have tough decisions to make, and obviously this is a tough one.” Added Van Wagenen: “He showed that he’s a player that is talented, but not the right fit for us right now.” Over his seven-year career, he has posted a .242/.303/.401 slash line with 42 home runs and a .704 OPS. He was at his best in the 2015 run to the World Series, producing an .825 OPS in 67 games, with 12 homers and 41 RBIs. D’Arnaud, however, couldn’t build off that finish, and with the Mets’ pitching struggling mightily — their 5.45 ERA is the worst in the National League — Van Wagenen and Callaway both said it was imperative to improve their defense behind the plate. “We obviously know how good of a defender he is,” Callaway said of the 25-year-old Nido. “He does a great job of receiving, especially the low ball. He’s one of the best receivers in our organization, and we feel at this point, that’s what we need.”<doc-sep>The New York Mets designated longtime catcher Travis d'Arnaud for assignment and recalled catcher Tomas Nido from Triple-A, the team announced on Sunday. After undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery last April, d'Arnaud made his return to the Mets on April 7. Since then, d'Arnaud is hitting just .087 on the season (2 for 23). The 30-year-old has struggled both offensively and defensively. In Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Brewers, d'Arnaud garnered boos from Mets fans at Citi Field. When d'Arnaud started behind the plate this season, the Mets were 0-5. Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the media after the announcement. The Mets acquired d'Arnaud in 2012 as part of the December trade with the Blue Jays that also netted Noah Syndergaard for R.A. Dickey. At the time, d'Arnaud was ranked by MLB.com as the 11th-best prospect in all of baseball and the best catching prospect. He was a first-round draft pick (37th overall) by the Phillies in 2007 and was later sent to Toronto in the trade that sent Roy Halladay to the Phillies in December 2009. D'Arnaud hit a career-high 16 homers and slugged a.443 in 112 games during the 2016 campaign. Injuries have plagued d'Arnaud's career, and he's only played in more than 100 games twice in seven MLB seasons. This past offseason, the Mets signed Wilson Ramos to a two-year, $19 million deal and he has since taken over as the team's starting catcher. Nido began the year with the Mets for the first week but made just six plate appearances without reaching base.<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>With the visiting Brewers on the verge of a sweep and his team having fallen to a .500 record after one month, Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen announced Sunday that the reserve catcher Travis d’Arnaud had been designated for assignment. It was not unexpected. D’Arnaud, who played in seven seasons with the Mets after being acquired in the 2012 trade that sent Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey to Toronto, had struggled since returning to the majors less than a year since undergoing Tommy John surgery. In the previous night’s loss, fans booed d’Arnaud before his first at-bat, after he struck out and one last time when he was thrown out at second after trying to stretch a single into a double. He was 2 for 23, and Tomas Nido, his replacement, offered a better defensive option. “It’s not a knee-jerk to any particular play or any particular game,” Van Wagenen said as he sat in the home dugout at Citi Field, “but we have to evaluate in real time the different scenarios that take place.” Nido did not waste any time proving he was worthy of his promotion. After starting pitcher Steven Matz limited the Brewers to two runs in seven innings and J. D. Davis drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh, Nido hit a pinch-hit double to right that drove in two more runs in the eighth. Closer Edwin Diaz then entered the game to collect three outs for his eighth save as the win-now Mets won, 5-2.<doc-sep>
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The New York Mets announced Sunday that struggling catcher Travis d'Arnaud has been designated for assignment, while fellow catcher Tomas Nido has been recalled from Triple-A. The 30-year-old d'Arnaud has had a rough 2019 campaign, hitting just .087 with two RBI in 10 games. His on-base percentage isn't much better (.160), while his OPS sits at .247. To put those numbers in perspective, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is hitting .111 with a homer and an RBI this season. His four total bases are more than the two d'Arnaud has managed. He was booed several times during the team's 8-6 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field, including when he tried to stretch a single into a double in the seventh inning but was thrown out instead. Pete Alonso's three-run homer later in the inning only exacerbated the base-running error. "It was an accumulation of everything along with me probably being a little too aggressive down by four runs in that situation," d'Arnaud said, per Brian Heyman of Newsday. "Because if he came up with the bases loaded, we tie the game instead of being down by one." "They want me to play better," d'Arnaud added of the the team's fans booing him. "I understand. I've got to play better, and I'm just going to keep working." The catcher was once one of the more promising prospects in baseball, but injuries and inconsistent play have instead defined his career to this point. He's appeared in 100 or more games just twice. Video Play Button Videos you might like He played in just four games last season after suffering a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow which required Tommy John surgery. The Mets then re-signed him on a one-year deal over the winter. Despite his struggles, d'Arnaud said Saturday he's only focused on improvement. "It's not where I want it to be," he said of his performance thus far this season. "But all I can do is just keep working and try to keep a shorter swing and try defensively to just keep working on everything as much as you can, and when it's your time to go, just be ready to go." As for his replacement on the roster, Nido is hitting .289 with with four RBI for Triple-A Syracuse in 12 games this season. He'll serve as Wilson Ramos' backup.