Following the Mets’ loss to the Yankees tonight, Carlos Mendoza announced that Clay Holmes, who started the game, has a fractured fibula and will be out for a long time. Holmes had taken a line drive to his leg during his start.
Having converted to working at a starter after signing with the Mets ahead of the 2025 season, Holmes has been a success story in his time with the team. While he struggled to go deep into games in the second half last year, he threw 165.2 innings and had a 3.53 ERA in his first year as a starter after working as a reliever for virtually the entirety of his big league career before then.
Holmes really looked the part of a starting pitcher in the early going this season, which makes the injury sting that much more. In nine starts, Holmes has thrown 52.2 innings, and he has a 2.39 ERA and a 3.22 FIP. Two of those starts saw him complete seven innings, a relative rarity in the sport at this time.
