Nimmo went 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Cubs.
This was Nimmo's fifth multi-hit effort over his last 11 games, a span in which he has hit .319 (15-for-47). He has added three homers and 11 RBI in that span despite racking up 13 strikeouts. The outfielder is up to a .264/.326/.442 slash line with 25 homers, 92 RBI, 81 runs scored, 27 doubles and 12 stolen bases through 152 games this season. He'll set a career high in games played when he next takes the field.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Getting start in center field
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Nimmo will start in center field and bat cleanup in Tuesday's contest versus the Cubs.
Nimmo has plenty of past center-field experience, but this will be just his fifth appearance and first start at the position this season. Starling Marte will start in left field for the Mets.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Homers Thursday
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Nimmo went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Thursday's 6-1 win over San Diego.
Nimmo extended New York's lead to 5-1 in the third inning with his homer off lefty Wandy Peralta, his 24th of the year to match a career high. The 32-year-old Nimmo has gone 6-for-20 (.300) with a pair of homers in his last five games. Overall, he's batting .261 with a .768 OPS, 86 RBI, 76 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 612 plate appearances this season.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Belts two homers vs. Miami
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Nimmo went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and two additional runs scored during Friday's 19-9 win over the Marlins.
Nimmo helped the Mets jump out to an early lead with a three-run homer off Eury Perez in the first inning before belting a solo shot in the sixth. Nimmo is now up to 22 home runs on the season, which is two off from his career high that he set in 2022. Outside of Aug. 20 to 24 -- when he was dealing with nick stiffness -- Nimmo has collected at least one hit in each of his last 14 games, going 19-for-49 (.388) with 13 runs, three homers and 14 RBI over that span.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Three hits in Wednesday's win
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Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.
The veteran outfielder was dealing with a neck issue last weekend, but Nimmo seemed plenty healthy Wednesday as he rattled off his first three-hit performance since Aug. 2. Over his last 12 contests, sandwiched around a three-game absence, he's slashing .349/.388/.465 with two doubles, a homer, eight RBI and nine runs.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Rejoining lineup Monday
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Nimmo (neck) will start in left field and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Phillies.
After exiting Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Nationals with a stiff neck, Nimmo was held out of the starting nine for the Mets' next four games, though he made an appearance as a pinch hitter in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Atlanta. With Nimmo's neck issue having seemingly improved with the rest, he'll take back his usual spot in the Mets outfield as the team kicks off an important three-game set with Philadelphia.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Remaining on bench Sunday
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Nimmo (neck) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Nimmo will miss a fourth straight start and is viewed as day-to-day while he continues to manage a stiff neck. Jeff McNeil will step in as the Mets' starting left fielder Sunday.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Idle again Saturday
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Nimmo (neck) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Nimmo isn't part of the lineup for a third straight game, with Starling Marte patrolling left field in his place. Nimmo went through pregame warmups before a final assessment was made on his availability, Andrew Tredinnick of The Bergen Record reports.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Remains out Friday
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Nimmo (neck) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.
He'll miss a second straight start while battling a stiff neck. Nimmo is considered day-to-day. The Mets will roll out Tyrone Taylor again in left field in Nimmo's stead.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Held out with stiff neck
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Nimmo (neck) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Nimmo was removed from Wednesday's 5-4 loss due to neck stiffness, which he first experienced after waking up earlier that morning. The outfielder has a history of neck issues, but the Mets believe he will be ready to play at some point this weekend against Atlanta. Tyrone Taylor will start in left field for the Mets on Thursday.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Viewed as day-to-day
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Nimmo is considered day-to-day after leaving Wednesday's game against the Nationals due to neck stiffness, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Nimmo has a history of neck discomfort and was pulled from Wednesday's game in the bottom of the third inning after he woke up earlier in the day with a stiff neck, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. In his lone at-bat Wednesday, Nimmo grounded into a double play. The Mets believe he'll be back in the lineup in the next 24-to-48 hours, so Nimmo could get Thursday off since it's an afternoon game after a night game. If he does, it sounds like he should be good to go at some point for the weekend series versus Atlanta.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Exits with neck stiffness
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Nimmo was removed from Wednesday's game against the Nationals due to neck stiffness, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The 32-year-old grounded into a double play in the top of the first inning and was replaced in left field by Starling Marte in the bottom of the third. Consider Nimmo headed into Thursday's series finale in Washington.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Breaks out of slump with homer
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-5 win over Atlanta.
It was the 20th round tripper of the year for Nimmo, who had entered the day in quite a slump. He was 4-for-31 (.129) with zero extra-base hits to open the month prior to Tuesday, and the long ball was his first since July 23 versus the Angels. The veteran outfielder is still slashing a healthy .266/.346/.455 with 11 homers, 11 doubles, 37 RBI and 11 stolen bases over his last 264 plate appearances (61 games), and Nimmo remains locked into an everyday role in left field.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Knocks in three runs in victory
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Nimmo went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI against the Giants in a 12-6 win Saturday.
Nimmo knocked an RBI single in each of the fourth, sixth and seventh frames. The veteran outfielder's productive performance came on the heels of a six-game stretch during which he recorded just one RBI while going 3-for-26 with 10 strikeouts. Nimmo has posted a .261/.327/.454 slash line with 19 homers, 56 runs, 63 RBI and 12 stolen bases through 107 contests on the campaign.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Swipes bag Friday
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Friday's 8-1 win over the Giants.
Nimmo turned the game into a romp with a two-run single in the fourth inning. The outfielder is having a strong July, batting .310 (22-for-71) this month with just four hitless games over 19 contests. He's also produced eight extra-base hits and five steals, as well as 16 RBI despite taking over the leadoff spot over the last six games. For the season, Nimmo is slashing .265/.331/.469 with 19 home runs, 59 RBI, 52 runs scored, 19 doubles and 12 steals through 100 contests.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Belts 19th homer
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Nimmo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's win over the Angels.
The veteran outfielder led off the bottom of the first inning by driving a Brock Burke slider over the fence in right-center field. Nimmo is one long ball away from recording his third straight 20-homer campaign, and he's enjoying a strong July, slashing .303/.390/.530 over 18 games with four home runs, four steals, 14 runs and 14 RBI.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Continues power surge
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Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a stolen base against the Yankees in a 12-6 victory Saturday.
Nimmo gave the Mets a big early lead with a grand slam off Carlos Rodon in the first inning. That was his third long ball -- and his second grand slam -- over his past four contests, a span in which he's batting .353 (6-for-17) with nine RBI. Nimmo now has 18 home runs on the campaign, giving him a strong chance of surpassing the career-high mark of 24 home runs he established in 2023.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Slugs 17th homer
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Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Brewers.
The 32-year-old outfielder went yard for the second straight game when he launched a Jose Quintana sinker into the right-field seats in the second inning. Nimmo has been locked in over the last month, slashing .316/.363/.579 through his last 24 games with seven of his 17 homers on the season, along with five steals, 12 runs and 16 RBI.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Powers Mets in nightcap
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and a stolen base in a 7-3 win over the Brewers in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
After going 0-for-4 in the opening game, Nimmo provided the Mets with a much-needed spark in the nightcap, launching a grand slam off Jacob Misiorowski with two outs in the second inning to open the scoring. The 32-year-old Nimmo has at least one hit in 12 of his last 14 games -- he's gone 17-for-53 (.321) in that span. Overall, Nimmo is batting .254 with a .771 OPS, 16 homers, 47 RBI, 38 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 341 plate appearances this season.
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Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Homers again Thursday
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Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.
Nimmo extended the Mets' lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning with a homer off Michael Soroka, his 13th of the year and third in two games. The 32-year-old Nimmo is certainly heating up at the plate -- he's gone 8-for-21 (.381) over his last five contests. He's slashing .241/.305/.452 with 37 RBI, 33 runs scored and four stolen bases across 266 plate appearances this year.
