New York Mets' catcher Travis d'Arnaud had elbow surgery remove a bone spur and bone chips removed from his elbow. The surgery was a success and everything went well. He is expected not to miss any time since the surgery is early in the off season. Also, it only takes about a month to recover from that type of surgery. The New York Mets are definitely hoping that that is all and that he'll be healthy.
d'Arnaud had an .805 OPS with ten home runs in the 69 games that he had played in this season. He was demoted to the Triple-A team for a while back when he was in a terrible slump. He is a career .344/.411/.633 hitter at Triple-A, having 24 homers and 80 RBI in 101 games. He was acquired in that trade that sent R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Travis d'Arnaud had this to say about himself: "Not giving up and keep fighting, that was the main thing I was proud of," d'Arnaud said. "I know now I can trust myself. What happened was probably meant to happen." He also said he's going to work hard and study the game during the offseason.
Mets' manager Terry Collins had this to say about d'Arnaud: "When you get sent down, it's tough to take," Collins said. "But he looked in the mirror. Now he has a whole different approach. He's not afraid to swing. He's not afraid to swing and miss. I told him, 'You're going to look back and be proud of what you accomplished. You're over the hard part."
Finally, Terry Collins said that he thinks the bone chips led to some of d'Arnaud's throwing problems, but d'Arnaud rejected that as an excuse. He said that until the chips broke away from the bone, apparently on a throw he made Tuesday night in Washington, he wasn't even aware that he had a bone spur.