New York Mets

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson confirmed Friday that injured catcher Travis d'Arnaud (foot) should begin playing in minor league games by the end of June, Newsday reports.

The 24-year-old remains in a walking boot after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left foot during a game in the middle of April with Las Vegas. The Mets will move him along slowly.

The Mets continue to talk of demoting first baseman Ike Davis, despite his snapping an 0-for-24 skid at the plate Friday against the Cubs, ESPN reports.

One sign that the Mets could be close to dropping Davis to the minors is Triple-A Las Vegas outfielder Andrew Brown seeing time at first for the 51s.

Davis is batting .160 this season with four home runs and nine RBI over 131 at-bats.

Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia endured a rough outing as he began his minor-league rehab assignment for Class A St. Lucie Friday.

Mejia allowed two runs in his first two innings of work. He was charged with two runs and five hits over three innings of work. He struck out six and walked three in his first game action since landing on the 60-day disabled list with forearm tendinitis.

Mets pitching prospect Zack Wheeler was placed on the seven-day minor-league disabled list with soreness around his right clavicle.

The move was backdated to Wheeler's last start, which still makes him eligible to make his next start with Triple-A Las Vegas Wednesday. He was cleared of any structural damage during a visit with team doctors in New York and has resumed throwing, after receiving a cortisone injection Wednesday.

Wheeler is 2-1 with a 3.74 ERA in eight starts at Triple-A.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud saw a specialist Friday and was not cleared to resume baseball activities as the team hoped. He has been out since April 17 when he suffered a fracture in his right foot while playing for Triple-A Las Vegas. 

He will have to stay off his fractured foot for at least two more weeks, according to the Star-Ledger. He will need to be re-examined in two weeks to determine when he will be able to begin ramping up baseball activities and begin his rehab assignment.