He was labeled a castoff.
A 30 year old catcher playing for his third team in as many months struggling to find any sort of footing at the plate, Travis d’Arnaud found his footing last night. Maybe he found it ten days ago when he walked the Tampa Bay Rays off into the second half with a momentous blast. Either way, the castoff is no longer such. Instead, he has emerged as the unlikeliest of heroes in a season defining series.
How did he get here? How did Travis d’Arnaud become the unlikeliest of heroes in such a paramount series?