Flabbergasted. Probably the emotion all Mets’ players, coaches, and fans felt when the news of Clay Holmes’ injury broke after Friday’s loss to the Yankees. It was a brutal blow to Holmes and the Mets’ roster as a whole. The righty had blossomed in his second full season as a starter and holds a 2.39 ERA in 52 2/3 innings after his start Friday, plus he joins a long IL...
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It’s the middle of May. It’s deep enough into the season now that it’s fair to say Bo Bichette has been a disappointment. While a few other Mets have finally started to get going — Brett Baty, Carson Benge and Marcus Semien, to name a few — Bichette has remained in a slump. Despite this, the Mets have kept him in the top third of the order. It’s partly due to necessity,...
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Zach Thornton dominated in his second start for Triple-A Syracuse Friday night, striking out nine over six scoreless innings in an 8-2 victory over Scranton/Wilkes Barre. (You can see one of the Ks here.) The preseason No. 16 prospect on MMO gave up three hits and walked one. The 24-year-old was promoted earlier this month after pitching to a 3.60 ERA over five starts at Double-A. Triple-A...
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Good morning, Mets fans! What a painful night. The Mets (18-26) lost the Subway Series opener at Citi Field, but the bigger blow came after the game when it was revealed that Clay Holmes broke his right fibula on a 111 mph comebacker hit by Spencer Jones in the fourth inning. Carlos Mendoza said the dependable Holmes, who will be added to the injured list with a 2.39 ERA, will “be down for...
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The Mets’ season from hell continues as manager Carlos Mendoza stated that Clay Holmes will go on the injured list with a fractured fibula. He got hit by a comebacker off the bat of Spencer Jones in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game against the New York Yankees, finished the inning, and then came out to start the fifth before leaving after two batters. It is unclear just how...
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Clay Holmes and the New York Mets (17-26) took on the New York Yankees (28-17), leading off the first of two Subway Series’ this season. Friday night’s game kicked off a three-game set with the Yankees, where Cam Schlittler and company allowed just two runs on five hits in a 5-2 Mets loss. Holmes began his start in strong fashion, setting down all three Yankees in a scoreless top of the...
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