Clay Holmes is getting closer to seeing actual game action.
After watching Holmes have a successful live in Brooklyn on Tuesday, interim manager Andy Green said the right-hander looked like himself before giving a positive update on the Mets starter.
“Assuming everything moves forward, he’s inching closer to going out to an affiliate and pitching in a rehab assignment,” Green said. “Everything depends on the day-to-day, but he’s inching closer to that.”
Green didn’t have a target date for the rehab, but said Holmes’ next step depends on how he recovers and how he feels. Holmes will throw a side between his live on Tuesday and whenever he sees game action, but once he checks every box, the organization and Holmes will commit to the start of the rehab assignment.
However, Green said they are not rushing Holmes to come back, and if the 33-year-old needs more time, they’ll give it to him.
“Nothing wrong with taking a couple of extra days [before rehab begins],” Green said. “[Holmes is] doing well.”
Before his injury, Holmes was the Mets’ most consistent pitcher. He pitched to a 4-4 record and a 2.39 ERA.
Green also gave a short update on Luis Robert Jr. The outfielder is working out with the Syracuse Mets on Thursday before he plays in Friday’s game.
If everything looks good and Robert comes out of it okay, the first-year Met could rejoin the team “relatively soon.”
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