The New York Mets designated struggling catcher Travis d’Arnaud for assignment on Sunday.
Coming back from Tommy John surgery, the 30-year-old veteran was batting .087 in 10 games with just two singles and two RBIs in 25 plate appearances.
“It’s almost like everything he’s doing is not working,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway told reporters after d’Arnaud was booed by New York fans in Saturday’s 8-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
On Saturday, d’Arnaud got thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double and allowed a passed ball.
“They want me to play better,” d’Arnaud said of the negative reaction at Citi Field. “I understand. I have to keep working.”
Since making his debut with the Mets in 2013, d’Arnaud has batted .242 with 47 homers and 164 RBIs in 407 career games.
A first-round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007, d’Arnaud was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009 and then dealt to the Mets in 2012 in the same trade that landed All-Star pitcher Noah Syndergaard.
He was playing this season on a one-year, $3.5 million contract.
New York called up Tomas Nido from Triple-A Syracuse to replace d’Arnaud on the roster.