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Clay Holmes has thoughts about proving to the organizations that didn’t see his potential that they were wrong. The New York Mets saw his potential and converted him from closer to starter this season. Holmes said he has nothing to prove with his new team heading to the Bronx, where he served as the Yankees’ closer for the last few years.
“Really, more than anything, just thankful that I got the opportunity here versus really trying to prove to somebody else or some other organization that they made a mistake,” Holmes told the New York Post. “I thought I could do it, and I wanted to give it a go since I had the opportunity.”
New York Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes (35) walks from the field after giving up a grand slam walk-off to Texas Rangers center fielder Wyatt Langford.© Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images
That’s a humble way of putting it.
But with the way Holmes is thriving in his new role, posting a 2.84 ERA over his first eight starts, Yankees fans can’t help but wonder what could have been.
During his tenure with the Yankees, Clay Holmes appeared in 220 games, recording a 19–15 win-loss record, a 2.69 ERA, 238 strikeouts, and 74 saves.
Holmes will not pitch this weekend against his former teammates. He is a little disappointed about that. It’s not that he wants to prove that he had more in him than the Yankees’ imagined.
Holmes knows the moment will come when he’s standing on the mound against the Yankees. And when it does?
“It’ll be cool just because I know a lot of the guys,” he said. “There are still a lot of good relationships over there. … I’m sure it’ll happen sometime down the road.”
For now, Holmes will have a chance to catch up with his former teammates. He will watch what is expected to be a very spicy Subway Series from the dugout.
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“Really, more than anything, just thankful that I got the opportunity here versus really trying to prove to somebody else or some other organization that they made a mistake,” Holmes told the New York Post. “I thought I could do it, and I wanted to give it a go since I had the opportunity.”
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New York Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes (35) walks from the field after giving up a grand slam walk-off to Texas Rangers center fielder Wyatt Langford.© Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images
That’s a humble way of putting it.
But with the way Holmes is thriving in his new role, posting a 2.84 ERA over his first eight starts, Yankees fans can’t help but wonder what could have been.
During his tenure with the Yankees, Clay Holmes appeared in 220 games, recording a 19–15 win-loss record, a 2.69 ERA, 238 strikeouts, and 74 saves.
Holmes will not pitch this weekend against his former teammates. He is a little disappointed about that. It’s not that he wants to prove that he had more in him than the Yankees’ imagined.
Holmes knows the moment will come when he’s standing on the mound against the Yankees. And when it does?
“It’ll be cool just because I know a lot of the guys,” he said. “There are still a lot of good relationships over there. … I’m sure it’ll happen sometime down the road.”
For now, Holmes will have a chance to catch up with his former teammates. He will watch what is expected to be a very spicy Subway Series from the dugout.
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