New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes is expected to be out for “a long time” after fracturing his fibula, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday. Holmes suffered the injury off a comebacker during the Mets’ 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees, with Mendoza confirming the injury during a postgame press conference.

At the start of the fourth inning in the Subway Series opener, Holmes got clipped in the leg by a 111-mph comebacker from Spencer Jones, who got to first base on the infield hit.

Initially, the team said it was Holmes’ tibia that had been fractured, but later clarified that it was his fibula. The fibula is a thinner bone that sits next to the tibia (often called the “shinbone”) in the lower leg.

At first, Holmes did not appear to be injured: He stayed in through the fourth inning, facing seven more batters before exiting in the fifth. Neither Holmes nor the Mets realized the injury until he underwent X-rays after leaving the game, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo.

Mendoza did not give a specific timetable for Holmes’ return, but said it was “a huge blow” to the Mets’ pitching staff.

“He’s one of the most consistent guys that we had in that rotation,” Mendoza said. “It’s a big blow.”

Of the Mets’ starters, Holmes has been putting up the best numbers. His 1.86 ERA, across eight starts, is the lowest on the team. So far this season, he has 37 strikeouts while allowing 33 hits, 16 walks and 10 runs.

On Friday, prior to the leg injury, Holmes allowed three runs in the third inning, which helped the Yankees on their way to the win. That victory gave the Yankees the early lead in the rivalry series on the Mets’ home grass, with two more games on Saturday and Sunday.

The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on! Each day ahead of the tournament’s return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world’s biggest sporting spectacle has become — even beyond the expanded field of this year’s global event.

At the 2026 World Cup, teams will show off their skills on the global stage, but will also broadcast one of the other stars of the show — the kits.

Teams are given a chance to flash their country’s colors with pride, outfitted in new home and away kits for the tournament. And while the majority (77%) of this summer’s jerseys were made by the Big Three sportswear companies of Adidas, Nike and Puma, there will be a number of other brands showing up at the tournament as well.

Overall, Adidas’ goal of establishing itself as a soccer-focused brand has worked well. The German company designed kits for 14 of the nations at the tournament — nearly a third of the 48-team field. Adidas’ lineup includes some heavy-hitters, such as Germany, Japan, Spain, co-host Mexico — and, of course, reigning World Cup champions Argentina.

Next on the list is Nike, whic is outfitting 12 nations. That quarter of the field includes two of the co-hosts, with the United States and Canada both among the loyal Nike customers. (The United States’ home and away jerseys, which feature a stars and a stripes pattern, respectively, were released in March.) After that is Puma, which designed 11 kits, including teams like Portugal and Morocco.

Beyond the Big Three are a smattering of smaller brands. Jordan and Bosnia and Herzegovina are both getting dressed by Spanish brand Kelme, while nine other teams are the sole representatives of their brands at the World Cup.

Three nations — Ecuador, Iran and Uzbekistan — opted for locally based companies to design their jerseys, with Marathon, Merooj and 7SABER making those kits, respectively. Other brands that will be represented include Capelli Sport (Cape Verde), Umbro (Democratic Republic of Congo), Saeta (Haiti), Jako (Iraq), Reebok (Panama) and Kappa (Tunisia).

Here’s a full breakdown of all of the companies making the World Cup kits:

• Adidas (14): Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Curaçao, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden

• Nike (12): Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Turkey, United States, Uruguay

• Puma (11): Austria, Czechia, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal, Switzerland

• Kelme: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan

• Capelli Sport: Cape Verde

• Umbro: DR Congo

• Marathon: Ecuador

• Saeta: Haiti

• Merooj: Iran

• Jako: Iraq

• Reebok: Panama

• Kappa: Tunisia

• 7SABER: Uzbekistan