Mets Notes: Latest on Clay Holmes, Tobias Myers one name being considered to take rotation spot

Mets  manager Carlos Mendoza spoke ahead of Saturday's game against the Yankees to give updates on Clay Holmes and the team's plan... Latest on Holmes After X-rays showed Holmes had suffered a fractured fibula after taking a hard comebacker to the leg in Friday's series opener, Mendoza said an MRI confirmed the findings. The Mets skipper did say surgery isn't on the table and has been told they should expect Holmes back with the team this season.

"He’s going to be down for quite a bit here," Mendoza said. "But we should see him [this season]. " How long it will take for Holmes to rejoin the rotation is not known.

However, Mendoza did say that Holmes won't start a throwing program until the fracture has healed, which could take 6-8 weeks. Holmes will then have to ramp up in a manner similar to spring training. While there's a silver lining to the news, Mendoza was candid when asked what the impact of Holmes' injury means to the locker room.

"We've been hit a lot this year with a lot of our superstars with a lot of key players, but yesterday felt different," Mendoza said. As SNY's John Harper documented after Friday's 5-2 loss , a sense of shock could be felt in the clubhouse after the Holmes injury news was divulged. The only player to speak after the game was Juan Soto, who spoke glowingly of Holmes.