Mets trade Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor to Cubs
New York Mets send reliever Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor to Chicago Cubs in a trade deadline deal.
Updated last month4 new reports, including New York Post, ESPN, Fox News.
The short version
The New York Mets traded reliever Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor to the Chicago Cubs on August 3, 2026. The move was part of a series of deadline transactions by multiple teams.
The New York Mets traded reliever Clay Holmes to the Chicago Cubs on August 3, 2026.5,8 The Mets also sent outfielder Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs in the same deal.5 The Arizona Diamondbacks were close to acquiring Clay Holmes from the Mets before he was traded to the Cubs.6
Clay Holmes thanked Mets fans on social media after the trade was completed.8 The Mets traded reliever Huascar Brazoban to the Chicago White Sox earlier on August 3, 2026.1 The Rockies traded outfielder Brenton Doyle to the Chicago White Sox on August 3, 2026.4
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