Mets Lose Clay Holmes to Right Fibula Fracture After 111.1 mph Comebacker
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Updated · New York Post · May 16
Mets Lose Clay Holmes to Right Fibula Fracture After 111.1 mph Comebacker
13 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 16
X-rays showed Clay Holmes fractured his right fibula after Spencer Jones' 111.1 mph liner struck him in the fourth inning of a 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
Holmes still finished the inning and recorded one out in the fifth before exiting, but manager Carlos Mendoza said the Mets starter will be down "for a long time."
The injury removes one of New York's few reliable arms: Holmes had allowed more than two runs only once in nine starts and carried a 1.86 ERA through his first eight outings.
That deepens a roster already hit by injuries to Kodai Senga, Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, Luis Robert Jr. and Jorge Polanco, leaving the Mets searching for another starter.
Triple-A options look shaky—Jonah Tong has a 5.68 ERA in nine starts—though Jack Wenninger, 24, has posted a 1.08 ERA in seven starts and has not allowed a run in his last three.
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?