Weaver's fib: Tells injured Holmes he had name written in cap because `it just felt right to say'
Luke Weaver told injured teammate Clay Holmes he had written his name in his cap as a tribute during a key relief appearance, though he admitted it was a made-up story. Weaver escaped a bases-loaded jam in the Mets' 6-3 Subway Series win over the Yankees, striking out two and inducing a forceout. He later joked about the fib, saying it 'just felt right to say' despite not actually writing Holmes' name in his cap.
- ▪Luke Weaver escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs situation in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-3 win over the Yankees.
- ▪Weaver claimed he wrote Clay Holmes' name in his cap as a tribute, but later admitted it was a lie.
- ▪Holmes had broken his right fibula the previous day after being hit by a comebacker from Spencer Jones.
- ▪Weaver recorded his first two-inning outing since May of the previous year, retiring Aaron Judge to end the eighth inning.
- ▪Mets manager Carlos Mendoza and teammate Juan Soto praised Weaver for his intensity and performance.
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