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Clay Holmes\u2019 return will come with a contender.<\/p>\n

And Tyrone Taylor will be joining him.<\/p>\n

The Mets traded away Holmes and Taylor to the Cubs in exchange for infield prospect Jefferson Rojas, The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman reported Monday.<\/p>\n

Read more Iran denies Trump claim new peace talks planned after US calls off attack<\/a><\/p>\n

It was an expected sell for the Mets, who can only hope for a second half that shows some promise for 2027 after a brutal stretch to start the season.<\/p>\n

Holmes previously said he didn\u2019t want to just \u201cfind some way out\u201d of Queens amid the mess.<\/p>\n

Rather, he wanted \u201cto be part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old holds a 2.39 ERA across nine starts in the big leagues, and has made three minor league rehab starts in his return from a broken fibula suffered in May.<\/p>\n

His next big league start should soon follow, and he was seen on the market as a big asset to any contending team.<\/p>\n

It will be Holmes\u2019 first time not playing for a New York City team since 2021, when he joined the Yankees for four years in The Bronx.<\/p>\n

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Holmes was drafted by the Pirates in the ninth round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft and made his big league debut in April 2018 at 25.<\/p>\n

He went on to spend four years in Pittsburgh before earning his first All-Star nod in 2022 with the Yankees as a reliever.<\/p>\n

The Mets re-converted Holmes into a starting pitcher and he went 16-12 with a 3.26 ERA across 42 outings (40 starts) dating to the start of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

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Holmes holds a $12 million player option for the 2027 season, meaning it\u2019s possible he could re-sign with the Mets as a free agent should he opt to become a free agent.<\/p>\n

Taylor, in a resurgent season, has a .794 OPS with 10 home runs as one of the Mets\u2019 most productive hitters.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump gives Iran \u2018last chance\u2019 to sign deal before \u2018decapitation\u2019 \u2014 sets target date for Strait of Hormuz to reopen<\/a><\/p>\n

This story will be updated<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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