All Hail! Wright Crowns D'Arnaud After Mets Top Braves
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Easy lies the head that wears a crown on the New York Mets.
Travis d'Arnaud looked like a monarch after Thursday's 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, wearing a kingly silver headdress of authority that included shiny blue stones — no doubt not real jewels.
The Mets had previously given a wrestling belt to their stars of the game.
"Instead of a belt, we have this because other people were using the belt," d'Arnaud said.
Travis d'Arnaud gets the ???? for his role in tonight's win. #MetsWIN #LGM pic.twitter.com/NoUpcmg4M8
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 7, 2017
Mets captain David Wright decided to change the prize and personally crowned d'Arnaud, who hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning.
"It debuted Monday," d'Arnaud said. "I don't remember who won it. I think they were supposed to wear it during an interview and they didn't, so he was very adamant about making sure I wore it tonight."
Last year's belt had a shamrock and a pink ribbon in memory of Shannon Forde, the team's senior director of media relations. Forde died in March 2016 at age 44 after a 3 1/2-year battle with breast cancer.
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