Clay Holmes hopeful hell avoid surgery with Mets…
Clay Holmes knew by the time he left Friday’s sport in the top of the fifth that he probably had a fractured leg, having skilled a comparable injury with the Pirates in the spring of 2020.
“I wasn’t too stunned when the X-rays confirmed it,’’ Holmes said Sunday as he stood in the Mets clubhouse with a boot on his proper leg — a end result of the 111-mph comebacker Spencer Jones bought him with on Friday that will sideline the right-hander for months with a fractured fibula.
Holmes said he’s been told surgery is unlikely, so his timeline for a return will largely be dictated by how shortly the bone heals. It’s usually a 4-6 week recovery for the fracture and then he’ll have to be constructed back up.
Mets pitcher Clay Holmes (35) pitches in the first inning when the New York Mets performed the New York Yankees Friday, May 15, 2026 at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post
“It’s tough from a personal standpoint because I felt I was in a good spot with my body and arm and it’s hard to stay healthy in this game,” Holmes said. “A freak accident that’s out of your control can be tough.”
And it got here in what’s been an injury-filled season in Queens.
“We hadn’t gotten off to the start we wanted and to see guys battling through it and coming together, you want to be in the fight with everyone,” Holmes said. “To be on the sideline, it will likely be robust to watch.’’
It’s another blow for the Mets, who already misplaced Juan Soto to an IL stint with a strained calf and are at present without other injured gamers like Francisco Lindor — also with a calf pressure — Jorge Polanco (Achilles), Luis Robert Jr. (back), Francisco Alvarez (knee) and Kodai Senga (lumbar backbone inflammation).
Clay Holmes (35) has a coach look at him during the fourth inning when the New York Mets performed the New York Yankees Friday, May 15, 2026 at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post
Losing Holmes is particularly important, since he was having a very good yr in what’s been an inconsistent rotation.
The Mets have Christian Scott beginning Monday in Washington and Nolan McLean will start either Tuesday or Wednesday — with a choice to come for the day McLean isn’t on the mound.
Asked about the adversity the Mets have confronted so far this season, Holmes said, “I feel every team goes through it, to some capacity. When they pile up at once, it can be tough. Your depth is tested… We’ll see what we have right now. I believe in the guys we have in here.”
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