ATLANTA — Julio Teheran’s tribute video — ha, ha — if he returns to Citi Field with a team other than the Mets would consist of a single frame: a snapshot of the graphic showing a scoreless game after two innings in his Mets debut.

As it turns out, that debut may have also been his Mets finale, after the veteran right-hander was designated for assignment Tuesday by the club, which needed Teheran’s roster spot for bullpen insurance.

The team selected reliever Dedneil Nunez from Triple-A Syracuse.

Teheran arrived last week on a one-year contract worth $2.5 million that was non-guaranteed. He will receive a prorated portion of that amount.

If he isn’t claimed off waivers, he can elect free agency or accept a minor league assignment.

The Mets took a flyer on Teheran after Tylor Megill was placed on the injured list with a shoulder strain.

But after pitching two scoreless innings against the Braves on Monday, the right-hander never survived a third inning in which he allowed four earned runs.

That letdown forced manager Carlos Mendoza to utilize his bullpen earlier than he would have liked.

The Mets rallied for an 8-7 victory at Truist Park with reliever Reed Garrett providing a boost with 2 ¹/₃ scoreless innings.

Rather than option Garrett (who has been impressive in two multi-inning relief appearances for the Mets) team brass opted to unload Teheran.

“It’s one of those where it’s not an easy decision, especially with a guy like that with so much experience,” Mendoza said before the Mets faced the Braves again Tuesday night. “But it’s where we are at with the bullpen. We needed a fresh arm today, somebody who can provide length out of the pen and we ended up making that decision.”

It leaves the Mets with a rotation vacancy, but that spot in all likelihood will be filled by Jose Butto, who is eligible to be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.

Mendoza acknowledged Butto is a strong candidate to receive Saturday’s start against the Royals after last week giving the Mets a strong outing as the extra player for a doubleheader against the Tigers.

The Mets are in a stretch of 15 scheduled games in 14 days and had originally considered this stretch as a potential point for inserting a sixth starter.

But the Mets’ lack of roster flexibility in addition to a diminished pool of options has all but scuttled the possibility of the team utilizing a sixth starter at this point.

“I don’t know that we’re in a situation or a position right now where we can talk about a sixth starter,” Mendoza said. “We have got to get through this stretch where we have got to play so many games in a row, but we have got to go day by day.”

For now that includes the right-hander Garrett, who also pitched three shutout innings in the nightcap of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Tigers.

Overall, the right-hander has pitched 5 ¹/₃ scoreless innings from the bullpen with nine strikeouts.

“This is a guy that continues to provide quality innings, not only length but how well he’s throwing the ball,” Mendoza said. “He did it in a doubleheader the other day and [Monday] coming in early in the game and giving us a chance to stay there is important.”