Ex-Mets Clay Holmes, David Peterson reunite with eyes on rediscovering best selves, aiding Cubs’ playoff push
<p>WASHINGTON – David Peterson and Clay Holmes left the Mets at relative personal down points.</p><p>Peterson was an All Star last season but saw his fortunes dip in the second half last season before struggling earlier this year.</p><p>Holmes was great in his first campaign as a big league starter in 2025, even better this season before getting sidelined with a fractured fibula in mid May.</p><p>Neither is a Met anymore, both traded to the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>, where they’re looking to rediscover the best versions of themselves to help power a playoff run.</p><p>“Last year, we talked a lot,” Peterson said of Holmes. “We were next to each other in the clubhouse, so we were always bouncing things off [each other].
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<p>WASHINGTON – David Peterson and Clay Holmes left the Mets at relative personal down points.</p><p>Peterson was an All Star last season but saw his fortunes dip in the second half last season before struggling earlier this year.</p><p>Holmes was great in his first campaign as a big league starter in 2025, even better this season before getting sidelined with a fractured fibula in mid May.</p><p>Neither is a Met anymore, both traded to the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>, where they’re looking to rediscover the best versions of themselves to help power a playoff run.</p><p>“Last year, we talked a lot,” Peterson said of Holmes. “We were next to each other in the clubhouse, so we were always bouncing things off [each other]. … It’s fun to talk the game with him.”</p><p>“It’s good to have a familiar face around,” Holmes said of Peterson. “He’s a guy that, similar to me, has a dry, fun way about him, so we kind of connect on that a little bit.
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- <p>WASHINGTON – David Peterson and Clay Holmes left the Mets at relative personal down points.</p><p>Peterson was an All Star last season but saw his fortunes dip in the second half last season before struggling earlier this year.</p><p>Holmes was great in his first campaign as a big league starter in 2025, even better this season before getting sidelined with a fractured fibula in mid May.</p><p>Neither is a Met anymore, both traded to the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>, where they’re looking to rediscover the best versions of themselves to help power a playoff run.</p><p>“Last year, we talked a lot,” Peterson said of Holmes. “We were next to each other in the clubhouse, so we were always bouncing things off [each other].
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Ex-Mets Clay Holmes, David Peterson reunite with eyes on rediscovering best selves, aiding Cubs’ playoff push
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