{"id":12492,"date":"2018-04-13T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T21:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=12492"},"modified":"2018-04-15T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T20:37:46","slug":"travis-darnaud-opts-for-tommy-john-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/04\/13\/travis-darnaud-opts-for-tommy-john-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis d\u2019Arnaud Opts for Tommy John Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had a couple surprise teams come out of the gates hot in the early stages of the 2018 season, and the New York Mets<\/a> are one of them. With the New York Yankees<\/a> commanding all the attention, as they usually do, the Mets quietly sit atop the NL East with a 10-1 record, and a three and a half-game lead over the Atlanta Braves, who sit at 7-5. However, new manager Mickey Callaway<\/a> <\/strong>and the division-leading Mets face their first challenge of the young season; they will have to continue the season without Travis d’\u0080\u0099Arnaud.<\/p>\n

Travis d\u2019Arnaud opts for Tommy John<\/a> surgery<\/h1>\n

d’Arnaud will be out for the season, and is added to an already crowded disabled list. Relievers Anthony Swarzak<\/strong><\/a> and Jason Vargas<\/a><\/strong> are on the DL, along with Kevin Plawecki<\/a> <\/strong>with a broken hand.<\/p>\n

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Travis d'Arnaud has indeed decided to undergo Tommy John surgery, the Mets announced. He'll miss the rest of the 2018 season.<\/p>\n

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n