Clay Holmes will still close some games for the Yankees, but Aaron Boone didn’t say he was the closer prior to Tuesday’s game against the Guardians.

Asked if Holmes would be the closer in Tuesday’s game, Boone hedged by saying, “He could very well be.”

After Holmes blew his 10th save of the season Sunday night, Boone said there were other options to close, but <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/sports/aaron-boone-hedges-on-clay-holmes-remaining-yankees-closer/">Holmes was still “the guy.”</a>

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<figcaption>Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes. <span class="credit">Jason Szenes for the NY Post</span></figcaption>

Holmes said Tuesday, “I just want to win and pitch well.”

The Yankees failed to add a closer at the trade deadline, instead adding supplementary pieces like Mark Leiter Jr.

Clay Holmes will still close some games for the Yankees, but Aaron Boone didn’t say he was the closer prior to Tuesday’s game against the Guardians.{ai:summary}<p>Clay Holmes is still in the mix for saves with the Yankees, but Aaron Boone is playing coy about his role. After a poor showing last game, Boone hinted at other options despite calling Holmes "the guy."</p><p>Amid a lack of a clear closer post-trade deadline, Holmes just wants to focus on winning. #sports</p>

Aaron Boone won’t commit to Clay Holmes being Yankees’ closer

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