Mets pitcher Clay Holmes suffers broken leg after getting hit with 111 mph line drive: 'A huge blow'

The New York Mets starting rotation took a large stroke connected Friday night.

Starting pitcher Clay Holmes broke his close limb aft getting smoked by an 111 mph enactment thrust by New York Yankees designated hitter Spencer Jones successful the Mets’ 5-2 nonaccomplishment astatine Citi Field.

In the apical of the 4th inning, with the Mets down 3-0, Jones ripped Holmes’ 94 mph sinker close backmost astatine him. The shot ricocheted disconnected Holmes’ limb into foul territory connected the first-base side. The 33-year-old pitcher jogged to archetypal basal and past was checked connected by trainers and manager Carlos Mendoza.

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New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes walks to the dugout aft being pulled by manager Carlos Mendoza during the 5th inning against the New York Yankees successful New York, New York, connected May 15, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Holmes remained successful the crippled contempt the fracture. His adjacent six pitches were balls, but Holmes past got consecutive strikeouts and retired Aaron Judge connected a alert shot with the bases loaded to decorativeness a scoreless inning.

Holmes was lifted pursuing a one-out locomotion successful the fifth. He threw 95 pitches, including 26 portion facing 7 batters aft getting deed by Jones' enactment drive.

"He said helium was fine. That’s the brainsick part. We went out, checked him out, threw a mates pitches, was capable to decorativeness the inning," Mendoza said. "Comes backmost successful and helium didn’t adjacent springiness maine a chance. He said, ‘I’m bully to spell backmost out,’ and helium goes backmost retired there. Sent him for X-rays and this is what we’re dealing with now."

Mendoza said those X-rays showed a fractured close fibula that volition sideline Holmes "for a agelong time."

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New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes delivers a transportation during the 5th inning against the New York Yankees astatine Citi Field successful New York, New York, connected May 15, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

"That’s the hard portion to understand. He was fine, we checked him, finished the inning, helium goes backmost retired due to the fact that helium feels good. And past the past pitch, thing didn’t look right. He came out, I’m talking to him successful the dugout, he’s like, yeah, thing didn’t consciousness right," Mendoza said.

Holmes had been 1 of the lone agleam spots successful what has different been a dismal play for the Mets. In 9 starts, helium has a 2.39 ERA with 45 strikeouts successful 52 2/3 innings.

Holmes (4-4) was charged with 4 runs and 7 hits implicit 4 1/3 innings successful the loss, striking retired 8 and walking two. He entered Friday 3rd successful the National League with a 1.86 ERA.

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New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens looks down astatine pitcher Clay Holmes's limb during the 5th inning against the New York Yankees astatine Citi Field successful New York, New York, connected May 15, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

The Mets starter signed a three-year, $38 cardinal declaration with the squad arsenic a escaped cause successful the 2025 offseason. Holmes was a reliever with the Yankees, and the Mets converted him into a starter, wherever helium has been dependable.

"It’s a immense blow. He’s been 1 of our astir accordant guys that we person successful our rotation," Mendoza said.

Jones, who trains with Holmes successful Nashville during the offseason, said the quality is pugnacious to hear.

"It’s pugnacious to hear," Jones said. "I deed the shot and past I saw it travel backmost towards me. It sounded loud."

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New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes throws during the 2nd inning against the New York Yankees successful New York, New York, connected May 15, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

"He’s a pugnacious guy. Workhorse. Competitor. Says a batch astir who helium is to spell backmost retired determination again the adjacent inning with a breached leg. It’s incredible."

The nonaccomplishment dropped the Mets to 18-26. They beryllium successful past spot successful the National League East and are 12.5 games backmost of the red-hot Atlanta Braves (31-14) for archetypal spot successful the division.

The Mets volition look to bounce backmost against the Yankees (28-17) connected Saturday astatine 7:15 p.m. ET successful the 2nd crippled of the Subway Series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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