At the Beginning of the 2018 season, the New York Mets believed they had their catching situation in place. Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki were set to split the season and both get an equal amount of playing time.
Things quickly changed as d’Arnaud had a partially torn UCL in his throwing arm. He opted for Tommy John Surgery and will now miss the rest of the 2018 season.
Immediately after, Plawecki who was supposed to carry the load in the catching position goes down to the disabled list with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch.