Brandon Nimmo Leaves Mets Spring Training Game After Awkward Slide






Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo exited New York’s spring coaching recreation in opposition to the Marlins on Friday after a clumsy slide into second base.

On first base through the fourth inning of the Mets’ spring coaching recreation vs. the Marlins, Nimmo sprinted to second to and slid exhausting to attempt to keep away from a double-play. After the inning ended as Miami turned two, Nimmo gave the impression to be in some critical ache as he grabbed at his leg. 

Finally, Nimmo returned to his toes and walked off the sphere primarily underneath his personal energy earlier than exiting the sport. New York later tweeted that Nimmo had proper ankle soreness and would bear additional checks on Saturday.

“I talked to him within the locker room after he showered and dressed. He feels fairly good,” Mets supervisor Buck Showalter stated after the sport. “[The doctor] goes to check out the ankle and simply get a picture tomorrow to make sure. … Nimmo appears to be fairly optimistic about it.”

Mets followers have already had greater than their justifiable share of dangerous harm information this week after nearer Edwin Díaz tore his patellar tendon in his proper knee throughout Puerto Rico’s on-field celebration on the World Baseball Traditional.

The 29-year-old Nimmo opted to not play on this 12 months’s WBC after he signed an eight-year, $162 million deal to return to the Mets. When he performed within the WBC in 2017, he performed with Italy and suffered a hamstring pressure.

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