{"id":234905,"date":"2026-05-18T02:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234905\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T02:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:35:15","slug":"clay-holmes-hopeful-hell-avoid-surgery-with-mets-in-injury-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234905\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay Holmes hopeful he’ll avoid surgery with Mets in injury crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clay Holmes knew by the time he left Friday\u2019s game in the top of the fifth that he likely had a fractured leg, having experienced a similar injury with the Pirates in the spring of 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t too surprised when the X-rays showed it,\u2019\u2019 Holmes said Sunday as he stood in the Mets clubhouse with a boot on his right leg \u2014 a result of the 111 mph comebacker Spencer Jones got him with Friday that will sideline the right-hander for months with a fractured fibula<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Holmes said he\u2019s been told surgery is unlikely, so his timeline for a return will be dictated largely by how quickly the bone heals. It\u2019s typically a 4-6 week recovery for the fracture, and then he\u2019ll have to be built back up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough from a personal standpoint because I felt I was in a good spot with my body and arm and it\u2019s hard to stay healthy in this game,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cA freak accident that\u2019s out of your control can be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MetsMets pitcher Clay Holmes (35) pitches in the first inning when the New York Mets played the New York Yankees Friday, May 15, 2026 at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

And it came in what\u2019s been an injury-filled season in Queens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hadn\u2019t 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,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cTo be on the sideline, it will be tough to watch.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s another blow for the Mets, who are without Francisco Lindor (calf), Jorge Polanco (Achilles), Luis Robert Jr. (back), Francisco Alvarez (knee) and Kodai Senga (lumbar spine inflammation).<\/p>\n

Losing Holmes is especially significant, since he was having a superb year in what\u2019s been an inconsistent rotation.<\/p>\n

\"ClayClay Holmes (35) has a trainer look at him during the fourth inning when the New York Mets played the New York Yankees Friday, May 15, 2026 at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

The Mets have Christian Scott starting Monday in Washington and Nolan McLean will start either Tuesday or Wednesday \u2014 with a decision to come for the day McLean isn\u2019t on the mound.<\/p>\n

A.J. Ewing\u2019s hot start to his major league continued in Sunday\u2019s 7-6, 10-inning win over the Yankees<\/a>, as the center fielder singled, walked three times and scored a run.<\/p>\n

He finished his afternoon by bunting over the winning run to third to open the bottom of the 10th.<\/p>\n

Ewing said he\u2019d been working on his bunting in the minors this season, but his previous attempts \u201cdidn\u2019t go as well\u201d as Sunday.<\/p>\n

As for his ability to get on base \u2014 which he\u2019s done 12 times in his first six MLB games, the 21-year-old said: \u201cI feel comfortable in the box. I think the batter\u2019s box is kind of my happy place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Polanco, sidelined with left Achilles bursitis, likely won\u2019t be at full strength the rest of the season<\/a>, according to Carlos Mendoza.<\/p>\n

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Polanco has resumed some baseball activities and will travel with the team to Washington, but the manager said he\u2019ll have to deal with the injury indefinitely.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s gonna feel it,\u2019\u2019 Mendoza said. \u201cWe have to keep it to a point where [it\u2019s] \u2018I can tolerate this.\u2019 Because if not, he\u2019s gonna be shut down for a long period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an awful start for Polanco, who has been limited to 14 games while dealing with Achilles and wrist injuries. And he didn\u2019t play well when he was on the field.<\/p>\n

Asked if Polanco would be unable to get to full health this season, Mendoza said, \u201cI don\u2019t know if anyone is 100 percent [healthy on the team]. In this case, he\u2019s gonna be feeling it. He\u2019ll continue to get treatment and hope it goes away, but it\u2019s probably something he\u2019ll have to manage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clay Holmes knew by the time he left Friday\u2019s game in the top of the fifth that he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31643,20,9,11,320,10,319],"class_list":["post-234905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-clay-holmes","tag-mlb","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}