Clay Holmes discusses his scoreless outing in his second start of Spring Training, adjusting to being a starter and more

Holmes' cutter could unlock a new level of production, plus notes on Ryan Clifford and Vientos working on his defensive range.

Hot Stove discusses Juan Soto, Clay Holmes, Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman all making their Spring Training debuts with their new teams

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Clay Holmes knew the day would arrive, but this soon? The Mets pitcher — sporting a neatly trimmed beard — indicated he was caught by surprise Friday to learn his former team, the

The New York Yankees made one of the biggest changes in franchise history on Friday by nixing their no-beard rule, right after Clay Holmes left to their cross-town rival in free agency. The New York Mets hurler didn’t expect the Bronx Bombers to announce the change at this time,

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Brett Baty hit his second home run of spring training Thursday, a two-run homer off right-hander Miguel Ullola. It was a line drive over the right field fence that went nearly 110 MPH off the bat, which was encouraging to the Mets.

Holmes laid the groundwork for the Mets’ 5-0 shutout win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. New York’s All-Star held Houston scoreless through three innings of play. Per SNY, Holmes has now thrown six scoreless innings in Spring Training. That includes him allowing only one hit and one walk to two strikeouts thrown against the Astros.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza reacts to the team's 5-0 spring training win over the Astros and how Clay Holmes' transition to a starting pitcher is progressing.