Mets Lose Clay Holmes to Right Fibula Fracture After 111.1 mph Liner
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Updated · ESPN · May 16
Mets Lose Clay Holmes to Right Fibula Fracture After 111.1 mph Liner
13 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 16
Clay Holmes fractured his right fibula after Spencer Jones' 111.1 mph comebacker struck his leg in the fourth inning of the Mets' 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
Holmes initially stayed in, escaped a bases-loaded jam, then returned for the fifth before leaving after 4 1/3 innings with a season-high eight strikeouts and a 95-pitch count.
Carlos Mendoza called the injury a "huge blow" and said Holmes will be out for a long time; the right-hander had been the Mets' steadiest starter with a team-best 2.39 ERA.
The loss deepens a season-long injury crisis for the last-place Mets, who already have Francisco Lindor, Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr., Francisco Alvarez and Kodai Senga sidelined.
New York has not picked a rotation replacement, with Sean Manaea and minor-league right-handers Jonah Tong and Jack Wenninger among the options.
Did a 111 mph line drive just cost Clay Holmes millions on his next free agent contract?
With their ace now injured, must the struggling Mets trade their remaining stars and begin a total rebuild?