New York Mets Clay Holmes grateful as his Mets risk ‘pay off’ with first start against Yankees set for Subway Series By Mollie Walker Published May 14, 2026, 9:02 p.m. ET Clay Holmes prepares to throw a pitch during the Mets' April 28 game. Corey Sipkin for New York Post It’s been well over a year and a half since Clay Holmes last wore pinstripes.
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As the 6-foot-5 hurler prepares to make his first start against the Yankees — now as a member of the rival Mets — in the Subway Series opener Friday, Holmes has allowed himself to reflect on how far he’s come since the thought of transitioning back into a starting role lingered in his mind while playing in The Bronx.
“I try to sit back sometimes and just like, ‘Man, this kind of went how I wanted it to,’ ” Holmes told The Post before the Mets’ 9-4 win over the Tigers on Thursday to cap a series sweep. “I think there’s a lot of gratitude with that of just being able to just take a chance and seeing it pay off. It’s hard to do that. I mean, you’re in the day to day and you’re in your preparation and it’s like you wake up every day with something you got to accomplish.
Clay Holmes prepares to throw a pitch during the Mets’ April 28 game. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post “But I try to sit back sometimes and be like, ‘Man, this is a cool thing I was able to do with a lot of help.’ Just try to be grateful for it.”
