Let’s get it out of the way, because people keep asking Clay Buchholz about how he met his wife. No Clay Buchholz story can be complete with a mention of his friendship with President Trump. No, they're not buddy-buddy. Yes, Trump introduced Buchholz to his wife, Lindsay, at a UFC after-party. And yes, whenever Buchholz is in New York—before the election, that is—he would stop by Trump Tower. But politics aren’t a constant clubhouse conversation, and Buchholz admits he's not really into politics. "I have enough to worry about," he jokes.
Long before that, Buchholz suffered a bad omen.