Morning Briefing: Clay Holmes Does Not Need Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets got good news on Clay Holmes on Saturday. According to Laura Albanese of Newsday, Holmes will not need surgery and the injury should not be season-ending. However, with Holmes going on the injured list, the Mets are considering putting Tobias Myers into the rotation. Mike Puma of the New York Post added to what Albanese reported and noted that along with not...

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Juan Soto, Luke Weaver Guide Mets to 6-3 Win

One day after they lost Clay Holmes to a fractured fibula, the New York Mets took game two of the 2026 Subway Series against the New York Yankees 6-3 thanks to a pair of good performances by Juan Soto and Luke Weaver. Weaver, especially, had the gutsiest performance by any Mets pitcher this season as he battled out of a bases-loaded and nobody-out jam. David Peterson was solid out of the bullpen...

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Game Chat: Yankees vs Mets, 7:15 PM

Saturday, May 16, 2026 • 7:15 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Carlos Rodón (0-0, 6.23) vs. RHP Huascar Brazobán (2-1, 2.14) FOX The bad news just continues for the 2026 Mets. Clay Holmes, in the midst of a career year, fractured his fibula last night, taking a comebacker from Spencer Jones. The Mets will have to file this under next week’s problems as they just need to get through this weekend...

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2026 MLB Power Rankings: Week Seven Update

The 2026 MLB season could be defined by one word: Injury. Numerous teams have seen stars hit the injury list mid-way through May — and as a Mets website, you readers don’t need to be reminded of that. The Tigers have seen players such as Tarik Skubal, Javier Baez, Kerry Carpenter, and Gleyber Torres go down, the Yankees have seen Max Fried, Jasson Dominguez, and José...

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Jack Wenninger Deserves a Look in Mets’ Rotation

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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Bo Bichette Enters Mid-May Still Struggling at the Plate

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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