d'Arnaud exits early with right shoulder pain

April 26th, 2016

NEW YORK -- Mets manager Terry Collins is concerned with the health of Travis d'Arnaud's right shoulder, which caused the starting catcher to leave Monday night's 5-3 win over the Reds in the eighth inning.
d'Arnaud was removed for Kevin Plawecki two innings after singling off Reds reliever J.C. Ramirez. In the top of the sixth, d'Arnaud made the final of four unsuccessful throws to bases attempting to catch Reds basestealers. The Reds stole five bases against the battery of d'Arnaud and starter Noah Syndergaard.

d'Arnaud is scheduled to see a doctor before Tuesday night's game.
"I felt it bark up," said d'Arnaud. "I decided to say something. We'll find out more tomorrow. I've never experienced it before. That's why I said something, just to be safe."
Cincinnati's baserunners took advantage of Syndergaard's occasionally deliberate time to the plate, but d'Arnaud noticeably hurried the final attempt, a sixth-inning steal of second by Ivan de Jesus, yanking the throw to the shortstop side of second base. A half-inning later, d'Arnaud grimaced after fouling off a pitch. He singled later in the at-bat.
d'Arnaud played in 67 games in 2015 due to injuries to his right pinky finger and left elbow. He was forced to leave a game during his rookie season in 2013 after being hit by a foul ball on the left shoulder, but he did not miss significant playing time due to the injury.
d'Arnaud is hitting .196 through 13 games this season with zero home runs and one RBI.
"Any time you talk about a shoulder problem with a catcher, it's a problem," Collins said. "I think it's too early to say … but, yeah, I'm always worried about that."