Atlanta Braves fans spirits lifted as Travis d'Arnaud activated from IL: “d’Addy’s home”

The first-placed Atlanta Braves were dealt a sobering blow when Travis d'Arnaud left their game against the San Diego Padres on April 8.The 34-year-old sustained a concussion when Padres infielder Rougned Odor slammed into him during a home plate slide.At the time of his IL assignment, Travis d'Arnaud was hitting .333 with five RBIs. After hitting .268/.319/.432 last season alongside 19 home runs and 60 RBIs, D'Arnaud made the Braves' two-year, $16 million deal well worth it. He also emerged as an evident fan pick to be the team's starting catcher.On May 8, the Atlanta Braves announced that d'Arnaud would be reinstated in the lineup after a very brief rehab assignment with the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Braves.Atlanta Braves@BravesThe #Braves today returned C Travis d’Arnaud from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list. The club optioned C Chadwick Tromp to Gwinnett following yesterday’s game.2860249The #Braves today returned C Travis d’Arnaud from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list. The club optioned C Chadwick Tromp to Gwinnett following yesterday’s game.&quot;The #Braves today returned C Travis d’Arnaud from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list. The club optioned C Chadwick Tromp to Gwinnett following yesterday’s game.&quot; - Atlanta BravesFans welcomed the news, and feel as though the return of their catcher, who earned his first career All-Star appearance last season, was a strong indication that 2022 could very well be an even stronger showing from the former first overall draft pick.Blooper@BlooperBraves@Braves d’Addy’s home49225@Braves d’Addy’s homeSamantha 👽📻🪐@SnVanHoozer@Braves King Travis is back!!!!!!19@Braves King Travis is back!!!!!! https://t.co/JGPdV1FaQBBack2Back Tᴡɪᴛᴛᴇʀ 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉@AcunasHair21@Braves Getting the Gang back together@Braves Getting the Gang back togetherThe Braves are currently in first place in the NL East, a division that they have dominated for the last half-decade. They currently stand seven full games ahead of the New York Mets, who are in second place.Bijan Mustardson szn@atlsportsbruh@Braves d’Addy has returned@Braves d’Addy has returnedles vegetables@jivemule@Braves Travis with a little &quot;d&quot;, back in the building ladies1@Braves Travis with a little &quot;d&quot;, back in the building ladiesGuy@GuyLatham7@Braves Braves lineup at full strength 1@Braves Braves lineup at full strength 😋😋😋A native of Long Beach, California, Travis d'Arnaud was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies. With his contract up in 2024, d'Arnaud will undoubtedly be keen to get back as soon as possible to prove to his team that keeping him around will be well worth it.Claudette Mckeown@mckeown_m71722@Braves @BravesOnBally So happy to see Travis D,nard returning! Good catcher and contributes to the game !@Braves @BravesOnBally So happy to see Travis D,nard returning! Good catcher and contributes to the game !Austin O@fleecyelf302728@Braves things you love to see: this@Braves things you love to see: thisCatcher Chadwick Tromp was covering in the catcher role for the Braves in d'Arnaud's absence. The Aruban struggled at the plate, hitting just .125 over 16 at-bats before being optioned back down to Triple-A Gwinnett.HK-47 ATL Sports fan@speshul_K84@Braves d'Addy's back! Thank you @trompicalstorm for holding down the fort!2@Braves d'Addy's back! Thank you @trompicalstorm for holding down the fort!colleen@cmmcguire@Braves Tromp’s successor will Keep Atlanta Great41@Braves Tromp’s successor will Keep Atlanta GreatTravis d'Arnaud is another piece of the Braves' world-beating compositionBetween Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuna Jr., and many others, the Atlanta Braves look poised to be one of the hardest teams to beat. With Travis d'Arnaud, the Braves will see the return of a consistent, veteran catcher who knows how to call games and hit in the clutch. All said, Braves fans are quite right to be buzzing at news that this strong tenet of their team will be back on the squad very soon.

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