Mets' Clay Holmes' honored 'to have a start on the opening day

Port St. Lucie, Florida: New York Mets Pitcher Clay Holmes throws on February 10, 2025 in Port St. Lucie, Florida, during a spring training (photo of Alejandra Villa Loarca/NewsDay RM via Getty Images).

In his first year, Clay Holmes will experience one of the best awards with the role that will be awarded to a starting jug.

The new starter of the New York Mets, which spent the first seven seasons of his career as a reliever, including the last four as closer to the crosstown rival Yankees, will open the ball in Houston on March 27.

“I definitely feel honored. They were a few crazy months, but I think it is just proof of the work I invested, but also the people I was here in the organization, ”said Holmes. “There was a plan from the start. I believed that they believed in me. There has been a lot of work in the past few months, and that's just a step. “

The 31-year-old right-hander signed $ 38 million three years in order to join the METS starting trotation-a step, which he admitted that he had “had a passion”.

“I didn't want to look back on the end of my career and say:” Man, what could have happened? “, Said Holmes during his introductory press conference in December.” It is a little deep inside, for which I had a passion for which I had a passion for and I was thrilled. “

The results were more than promising, they were almost impressive. In three spring starts (9.2 Innerings), Holmes did not give up a run, only allowed two goals and achieved 13 compared to four walks.

“He deserves it. We like what we see, ”said Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza. “I know it's a small example here, but it is very encouraging. He really put himself in a good position and appeared early in the camp. He was all ahead. But here, too, it is more about the way it looks so far, and we are probably with the fact that he is out there for the opening day. “

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