NEW YORK -- Catcher Travis d'Arnaud departed Monday's game with shoulder soreness, and Tuesday was put on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right rotator cuff.

Major league veteran Rene Rivera was pulled after one at-bat from Triple-A Las Vegas' game against Albuquerque on Monday night, and added to the New York Mets roster Tuesday.

Catcher Travis d'Arnaud has been dogged by injuries throughout his Mets tenure but said the shoulder issue cropped up only Monday. Elsa/Getty Images

Kevin Plawecki will serve as the primary catcher. To make room on the roster, the Mets transferred right-hander Zack Wheeler, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, to the 60-day disabled list.

"I know it's a strain," d'Arnaud said Tuesday. "I don't really know a timeline, but I should be back pretty soon. I think it'll heal very quickly."

D'Arnaud felt irritation while trying to throw out one of the Cincinnati Reds' five base stealers in the Mets' eventual 5-3 win Monday. He then grimaced during a sixth-inning at-bat and departed two innings later.

Manager Terry Collins said Tuesday, "We'll wait and see how the rest goes, how he comes out of that."

D'Arnaud said the issue first arose Monday, although he did not specify during which steal attempt. Collins said he had not previously heard about a shoulder issue with d'Arnaud.

D'Arnaud has been dogged by injuries throughout his Mets tenure. He was limited to 67 games last season because of a fractured pinkie and a left elbow strain.

Rivera, 32, signed with the Mets on April 5 after being released by the Tampa Bay Rays. In parts of seven seasons in the majors, he has hit .211 with 20 homers and 92 RBIs in 913 at-bats.

With Las Vegas, Rivera was hitting .280 (7-for-25) with one double and five RBIs.

The Mets signed Rivera because they had been dissatisfied with Johnny Monell, who also is playing with the Triple-A club.

Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.