ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the bright side, Travis d’Arnaud noted Saturday with a tired smile, “I was able to go play for my hometown team for five days.”
Not surprisingly, talk of his seven seasons with the Mets, not his near-week with the Dodgers, generated more of a reaction for the Southern California native.
Released by the Mets on May 3 and signed by the Dodgers two days later, the catcher became a Ray on Friday night when Tampa Bay, having lost its top two catchers to injury, purchased him from the two-time defending NL champions.