Overview
- Clay Holmes is leaving the World Baseball Classic to rejoin the Mets for spring training preparation.
- Manager Carlos Mendoza said the decision followed talks with Team USA, which could not guarantee Holmes the targeted workload in elimination settings.
- Holmes is scheduled to pitch in a Grapefruit League outing Friday in a piggyback role behind Kodai Senga.
- He appeared once for Team USA in pool play, throwing three scoreless innings with six strikeouts against Great Britain.
- Team USA has advanced to a quarterfinal against Canada, which Holmes will miss as the U.S. adjusts its bullpen plans.