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          d'Arnaud to return to majors Tuesday

          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2014, 11:18 PM ET
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          JUPITER, Fla. -- Travis d'Arnaud is back.

          Sixteen days after being informed in San Francisco that he was being demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas, d'Arnaud was pulled from Monday's Pacific Coast League game in the fourth inning and informed he is returning to the majors.

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          Travis d'Arnaud will return to the majors on Tuesday.

          He will be active for Tuesday's series opener at Citi Field against the Oakland Athletics.

          D'Arnaud hit .436 (24-for-55) with eight doubles, six homers and 16 RBIs in 15 games during his minor league stint.

          “It was all mental,” d’Arnaud recently told the Las Vegas Review-Journal about his turnaround. “Just focusing in on every at-bat like it’s my last at-bat. Not thinking about a hundred different things. Just focusing on one thing and keeping a solid approach on each and every pitch. I kind of went away from that [before the demotion]. ... I feel like my concentration is up and I’m able to focus in easier. I feel good. I’m in a good place.”

          D'Arnaud was hitting .180 with three homers in 128 at-bats with the Mets before being sent to Vegas after the Mets' June 7 game at San Francisco.

          “He needed to clear his head a little bit, come down here, have some success and get some confidence built back up,” 51s manager Wally Backman told the Review-Journal. “... We pushed him pretty quick to the big leagues because of need. There’s more pressure in the big leagues, without question, not only to catch and call a game and run a pitching staff, [but] being a rookie catcher in the big leagues in a big market. Plus you’ve got to hit.”

          The Mets did not announce a corresponding move. They must decide between optioning Anthony Recker or exposing Taylor Teagarden to waivers. Teagarden also has an out if he clears because he has been outrighted before.