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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Patrolling outfield Monday

  Rotowire Mar 17, 2025

  Nimmo (knee) will start in left field and will bat second in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays. Nimmo made his spring debut in left field back on Feb. 28, but after experiencing right knee soreness coming out of that contest, he was held out of action for nearly two weeks before returning to the lineup as a designated hitter Thursday. He made another start at DH on Saturday, and with Nimmo having thus far experienced no setbacks with his knee, the Mets appear to be comfortable with testing him out in left field again. The Mets could still look to manage Nimmo's workload in the outfield early on during the season, but the fact that he's available to play defense again in Grapefruit League play suggests that he's in line to make the Opening Day roster.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Could be limited to DH duties

  Rotowire Mar 14, 2025

  Nimmo (knee) said Friday he should be available to serve as the Mets' designated hitter on Opening Day but may not be ready to play the outfield, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. The outfielder had a delayed start to camp while finishing up his recovery from the plantar fasciitis that plagued him in 2024, and some soreness in his right knee cropped up in early March. Nimmo estimated that he's feeling about 80 percent healthy after returning to the lineup as a DH on Thursday, and his status is worth monitoring during the final stretch before Opening Day.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Back in lineup at designated hitter

  Rotowire Mar 13, 2025

  Nimmo (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat second in Thursday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Red Sox, Manny Gomez of NJ.com reports. Nimmo will be making just his second start of the spring after he was initially held back early in camp because of a lingering plantar fasciitis issue in his left foot and more recently dealt with right knee soreness. He'll need to show he can play the outfield without the knee flaring up on him, but all signs point to Nimmo being ready to go for Opening Day.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Resumes baseball activities

  Rotowire Mar 10, 2025

  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Nimmo (knee) resumed baseball activities Monday, Danny Abriano of SNY.tv reports. Nimmo was given a gel injection Friday to combat soreness in his right knee and had been expected to return to Grapefruit League play Saturday or Sunday. While his recovery has taken a bit longer than expected, the Mets do not appear concerned, with Mendoza saying he's hopeful Nimmo can play in games "pretty soon." Nimmo has played just one game this spring, as he was initially held back early in camp because of a lingering plantar fasciitis issue in his left foot.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Will miss at least 1-2 more days

  Rotowire Mar 8, 2025

  Nimmo (knee) received a gel injection Friday and will remain out of baseball activities for the next one to two days, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. Diagnosed with knee inflammation, Nimmo hasn't played in a Grapefruit League game since Feb. 28, his only appearance of the spring to date. He had planned to ramp up his running to 100 percent Friday but was only able to get to 85 percent, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, so the Mets are delaying his return to the field. "We're still shooting for Opening Day," Mendoza said. "We feel like we have enough time here for him to get plenty of at-bats. Once we get closer to Opening Day, whether he's not running 100 percent, he's not getting at-bats or he's not doing any baseball activity, then we'll probably have to start having some of those conversations. That's not the case as we sit here."

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: MRI on knee shows inflammation

  Rotowire Mar 6, 2025

  Nimmo had an MRI on his injured right knee Tuesday which showed inflammation, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Nimmo's one and only Grapefruit League game came last Friday, and he had been slated to return to action earlier this week but wasn't quite ready. He said Thursday that he's waiting for "the last 10 percent" of the soreness in his knee to go away before he returns to the lineup, so it sounds like it's imminent. Nimmo is also coming back from a lingering plantar fasciitis issue in his left foot. While it hasn't been an ideal start to camp, the outfielder should be fine for Opening Day if he can avoid setbacks.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Held out with sore knee

  Rotowire Mar 3, 2025

  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Monday that Nimmo has been dealing with a sore right knee but is expected to be back in the Grapefruit League lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Nimmo made his spring debut last Friday but hadn't played since then. While Mendoza described Nimmo's knee issue as a "low level of concern," it's not ideal that the outfielder is working through another injury, after he got off to a delayed start to camp while recovering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Making spring debut Friday

  Rotowire Feb 28, 2025

  Nimmo (foot) is starting in left field and batting cleanup in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Nimmo had a delayed start to camp after dealing with plantar fasciitis last season that lingered into January, but he'll make his first start of the spring Friday. The 31-year-old had a career-worst .726 OPS in 151 regular-season games while playing through the issue last year, with a .224 batting average being a significant drop from his .278 mark across the previous three campaigns. Nimmo is currently healthy, but he's at some risk for recurrence of the injury.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Nearing Grapefruit League debut

  Rotowire Feb 26, 2025

  Nimmo (foot) is expected to make his Grapefruit League debut soon, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Nimmo battled plantar fasciitis in his left foot for much of the 2024 season and into the offseason, as well. However, he said at the start of camp that his foot is feeling normal again, and making his first spring training appearance in early March is a typical schedule for him. There's a threat of Nimmo's foot problem flaring up again, but for now he's in a good spot with Opening Day a little more than a month away.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Says foot feels normal again

  Rotowire Feb 14, 2025

  Nimmo said Friday that his left foot has started feeling normal again within the past month and he's running at about 90 percent of his top speed, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Nimmo dealt with plantar fasciitis in his left foot for much of the 2024 season and revealed in January that it was still bothering him. However, his foot now feels back to normal following a variety of remedies, including physical therapy, shock therapy, strengthening and a PRP injection. He also found new cleats that he believes will help. There's certainly a risk that the plantar fasciitis will crop up again, but for now Nimmo is in a good spot. He plans to play in spring games by early March, which is a normal schedule for him.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Should be ready for Opening Day

  Rotowire Jan 25, 2025

  Nimmo is still battling plantar fasciitis in his left foot but said Saturday that he plans on being ready for the start of the regular season, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports. Nimmo dealt with plantar fasciitis for most of the 2024 campaign, which may have played a factor in him finishing with a career-worst .726 OPS across 663 plate appearances. He's been able to resume jogging and hasn't stopped working in the batting cages, but progress in his foot has been slow over the offseason. The Mets plan on holding him out of the first several Grapefruit League games -- which isn't unusual for the 31-year-old outfielder -- but both he and the team are optimistic about his chances of being ready to go by Opening Day.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Dealing with plantar fasciitis

  Rotowire Oct 14, 2024

  Nimmo revealed Sunday that he's dealt with plantar fasciitis in his left foot since May and aggravated the injury recently in Game 3 of the NLDS, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports. Nimmo noted that the foot doesn't really bother him while hitting or throwing in the outfield, but running causes discomfort. "I think when I really need it, I'm probably not 100 percent, but I can get going pretty good," he said. "But it's uncomfortable." Nimmo plans to continue playing through the injury during the NLCS and the World Series, should the Mets advance. He's slashing .241/.353/.345 with one home run in eight contests this postseason.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Swats clutch home run

  Rotowire Sep 23, 2024

  Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Phillies. Nimmo led off the sixth with a solo home run against Zack Wheeler to put the Mets up 2-1, which ended up being the final score of the game. The home run brought Nimmo up to 22 for the year and was his third long ball in five games. Nimmo has at least one hit in eight of his last nine games and has driven in 12 RBI over that span. His 87 RBI this season has easily surpassed his previous season best of 68, and he needs two homers over the next week to match his career-high of 24.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Homers in second straight

  Rotowire Sep 19, 2024

  Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Phillies. Nimmo launched a two-run shot off Taijuan Walker in the bottom of the third and then came right back with an RBI double in the fourth to extend New York's lead to five runs. It marked the outfielder's sixth consecutive game with at least one hit, and he's now homered in three of his last six contests. Over that latter stretch he's batting .291 (7-for-24) with nine RBI and six runs scored.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Reaches 20-homer mark

  Rotowire Sep 18, 2024

  Nimmo went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-0 win over the Nationals. Nimmo scored the first run of the Mets' nine-run outburst in the fourth inning, and he added a homer to finish the rally. This was just his second homer over the last 25 games, though it was enough to get him to the milestone of a second consecutive 20-homer campaign. The outfielder has also topped 80 RBI for the first time (81) despite a .227/.337/.398 slash line that represents his lowest marks in each category since 2019.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: On bench versus southpaw

  Rotowire Sep 17, 2024

  Nimmo is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Washington, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Nimmo posted a .544 OPS while starting the previous 13 games, and he'll receive a maintenance day Tuesday as lefty MacKenzie Gore takes the mound for the Nationals. Harrison Bader will start in center field and bat eighth.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Smacks three-run homer

  Rotowire Sep 14, 2024

  Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk in Friday's 11-3 victory over Philadelphia. Nimmo broke the game open in the Mets' big fifth inning, launching a three-run shot off Aaron Nola to extend New York's lead to 6-0. The homer was Nimmo's first in nearly a month -- he'd gone 15-for-72 (.208) with a .543 OPS in his previous 20 contests. The 31-year-old outfielder is now slashing .226/.337/.396 through 603 plate appearances this year with 19 homers, a career-best 78 RBI, 79 runs scored and 13 steals.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Sitting against lefty

  Rotowire Sep 1, 2024

  Nimmo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox. The lefty-hitting Nimmo will get the afternoon off while the White Sox send southpaw Garrett Crochet to the hill. Harrison Bader will fill in for Nimmo in center field.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Nabs 12th steal

  Rotowire Aug 30, 2024

  Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks. The steal was his career-high 12th of the season but first since Aug. 2, snapping a 20-game drought on the basepaths. Nimmo is slashing just .226/.305/.381 on the month with two homers, two stolen bases, seven RBI and 10 runs in 22 contests.

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• Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Three hits Tuesday

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2024

  Nimmo went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks. Nimmo led the Mets with three hits Tuesday, though he only crossed the plate once and couldn't drive in any runs on a night when the Mets scored eight. It was Nimmo's first three-hit effort since the very beginning of the month, and he's gone without an RBI over his last five games. Nimmo has driven in a career-best 72 runs this year but his batting average is down significantly compared to the last few seasons. For the year, he's slashing .230/.341/.410 with 18 homers, 72 runs scored, 11 steals and a 68:133 BB:K in 542 plate appearances.

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