D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies. D'Arnaud was recently discussing moving to the outfield, but it was dropped for now. Anthony Recker will start behind the plate in his place Sunday and will bat eighth for the Mets.

The Mets had some discussions this week about moving d'Arnaud from catcher to left field, but have tabled that idea for now, Marc Carig of Newsday reports. The Mets considering moving d'Arnaud due to his injury history and to make room behind the plate in the future for Kevin Plawecki. The team decided that having depth at catcher is a good thing and that while d'Arnaud bat may be above-average behind the plate, it would not be the case in left field. There is some speculation that d'Arnaud could get dealt if Plawecki proves ready, but that decision is a bit down the road.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Braves. D'Arnaud's second-half surge has likely reaffirmed the Mets' confidence in him as their long-term answer behind the plate. Since returning from his exile to Triple-A Las Vegas on June 24, d'Arnaud is batting .263 with nine of his 12 homers and 11 of his 14 doubles on the season.

d'Arnaud belted his 11th home run (a solo shot of Scott Kazmir in the fourth inning) of the year, while going 1-for-4 at the plate in Tuesday's game against the A's. d'Arnaud now has four home runs his last ten games and starting to really assert himself at the plate. Although his season numbers (.227/.293/.395 slash line in 286 at-bats) are a bit inauspicious, he has been a changed hitter ever since coming back from his stint in the minors earlier in the year.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs. D'Arnaud has caught five straight games for the Mets, but will receive a regular day of rest for the Sunday afternoon contest. Backup Anthony Recker will man the backstop in his stead.

D'Arnaud hit a solo homer and added a base hit in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals. D'Arnaud has enjoyed a power surge over the past week of action, swatting three home runs in five starts. On the whole, he's shown much better signs of growth since returning from the minors on June 24, batting .276 with eight of his 10 homers on the season coming after that date.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Monday against the Phillies, Marc Carig of Newsday reports. D'Arnaud hit home runs in two of the three games to begin the series against the Phillies, but will sit for the Monday afternoon game. Anthony Recker will start behind the plate and bat eighth for the Mets.

D'Arnaud blasted his ninth home run of the season in the Mets' 7-6 loss to the Phillies on Sunday. D'Arnaud has struggled a bit in August, but he has shown signs of snapping out of it with hits in four of his last five games. He is 6-for-19 with two home runs in that stretch, righting the ship after the rough patch.

D'Arnaud is out of the Mets' lineup Thursday against the Nationals, Newsday's Marc Carig reports. Anthony Recker will spell d'Arnaud behind the plate with a day game on tap following a night game. D'Arnaud has cooled off significantly since his hot month of July, with just two hits in 17 August at-bats to this point, but he remains the team's primary option behind the plate.

Travis d'Arnaud hit a three-run homer and doubled twice Monday against the Phillies. D'Arnaud is hitting .302 with four homers and 16 RBI in 96 at-bats since being recalled from the minors on June 24. He's still an injury risk going forward, but he's coming along quite nicely.