The New York Mets, fresh off getting to the National League Championship Series in 2024, will open up the regular season on March 27 at the Houston Astros. The

No longer is Holmes the Yankees closer. New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes will start on Opening Day against the Astros. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Instead, he’s a key part of the Mets rotation.

World Series champion AJ Pierzynski expressed concern over the New York Mets starting pitching going into the season during an appearance on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that Clay Holmes would be his team's Opening Day starter. “He earned it. We like what we’re seeing,”

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Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams. Paul Skenes makes his first opening-day start at age 22 and Sandy Alcántara returns from Tommy John surgery.

Thursday is Opening Day for the Mets and the Astros in Houston, TX. Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound and make his debut for New York against Houston’s veteran ace, Framber Valdez. Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

From coming back after starting the season 0-5, to the OMG craze, to a late-season push to the postseason that resulted in a run to the NLCS, 2024 was a feel-good story in Queens, punctuated by grabbing Juan Soto away from the Yankees in free agency. And now the real work is about to begin.