Yankees' Spencer Jones on comebacker that injured Clay Holmes: 'I’m sorry. He’s a friend of mine'
It was a line drive off the bat of Yankees prospect Spencer Jones that caused Mets starter Clay Holmes to suffer a fractured fibula on Friday night, and the young slugger had no idea it happened.
It was a line drive off the bat of Yankees prospect Spencer Jones that caused Mets starter Clay Holmes to suffer a fractured fibula on Friday night. Jones went down and lined a 2-2 sinker below the zone back up the middle, where the ball ricocheted off of Holmes' leg and into foul territory. The ball was hit at 111.
1 mph. "I didn’t know that. That’s the first I heard of that," Jones said after the game when told of Holmes' injury.
"I’m sorry. He’s a friend of mine, we work in Nashville together. It’s tough to hear.
" The news of Holmes' injury came as a shock to most. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza delivered the news in his postgame presser after the team's 5-2 loss in the Subway Series opener. But more astoundingly, Holmes continued to pitch after the linedrive.