Brandon Nimmo ‘all for’ The Grimace Effect as Mets keep winning
Brandon Nimmo doesn’t care who gets the credit. The Mets recorded their sixth straight win with a 14-2 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Monday, but some noticed that the streak coincided with the first pitch of a beloved McDonald’s character. Following the team’s recent win, SNY reporter Steve Gelbs asked […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo makes catch in stands, shakes hands with fan
First, Brandon Nimmo was battling a fan to catch a Fernando Tatis Jr. foul ball down the left field line. And after Nimmo caught the first out of the top of the fourth inning, a 5-1 Mets victory, he shook hands with a fan wearing an orange “Los Angeles Mets” T-shirt. The two appeared to […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo has undergone concussion testing amid slump
As Brandon Nimmo and the Mets search for the reason behind his extended hitting slump, Carlos Mendoza has looked to a troubling similarity to Anthony Rizzo’s last season with the Yankees in an attempt to rule out the possibility of a head injury for the struggling outfielder. Nimmo noted Friday that the slump has “essentially […]
Core soreness keeps Brandon Nimmo from Mets lineup
Brandon Nimmo felt more mobile Sunday than the day before when he was sidelined with right intercostal discomfort, but he was left out of the Mets’ starting lineup as a precaution. The outfielder was scheduled to undergo further testing of his health during his pregame swing after receiving positive results from an initial strength test […]
Brandon Nimmo exits game early with injury in Mets concern
Brandon Nimmo, perhaps the Mets’ most valuable position player, was forced to leave early Saturday’s game with right intercostal inflammation after an awkward no-swing, the Mets announced. After the Mets outfielder started swinging during his third at-bat against Atlanta’s Max Fried at Citi Field, he quickly managed to grab his right side before the Mets […]
Mets’ Jeff McNeil got encouraging message from Brandon Nimmo
CINCINNATI — Jeff McNeil hasn’t had much success in the first five games of the season, collecting just one hit and dropping to seventh place, getting into an argument with Reece Hoskins and helping the Mets’ offense slump. It became a face. But his teammates didn’t ignore the 2022 batting champion. In fact, one of […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo returns to play center field in exhibition win
PORT STREET LUCIE — The new center fielder who joined the Mets on Saturday was their former center fielder. Brandon Nimmo shifted to left field this spring after Harrison Bader took center field, but he told team officials he would move around as needed. Bader got a scheduled day off Saturday during the Mets’ 6-1 […]
Mets keeping Brandon Nimmo in leadoff spot — ‘for now’
JUPITER, Fla. — Brandon Nimmo appears to have secured the Mets’ leadoff spot for now, but that doesn’t mean team officials aren’t at least considering the idea of moving him. Manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledged Saturday that he had “informal” discussions with Nimmo early in camp about potentially moving the veteran outfielder down the batting order, […]
Brandon Nimmo heads Mets team bonding role in footsteps of veterans
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After the veteran players left the Mets last season, Brandon Nimmo took inventory in the clubhouse and began formulating ideas for spring training. Max Scherzer, the ringleader of the room the previous two springs, won’t be there. Other veterans who could take over the role were also traded. Nemo realized […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo fine with shift to left field
PORT STREET LUCIE — Brandon Nimmo is proud of his job as a center fielder, but he knew the Mets had a chance to get even stronger at the position over the winter. So when President of Baseball Operations David Stearns contacted him in November about a possible move to left field, Nimmo said he […]