Mets Facing Serious Problems: Brandon Nimmo Helped Off Field, Suffered Ankle Injury
On Friday night, centre fielder Brandon Nimmo damaged his right ankle while attempting to break up a double play, which caused the Mets to suffer yet another injury.
Mets Facing Serious Problems: Brandon Nimmo Helped Off Field, Suffered Ankle Injury
The Mets have lost another key player to injury this week. Closer Edwin Dáz fully tore his patellar tendon on Wednesday night while celebrating Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
Brandon Nimmo appears to be injured after a slide in to second base pic.twitter.com/5kQAONWe7T
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 17, 2023
On Friday, it appeared as though Danny Mendick hit a double-play ball with the bases loaded, no one out, and the Mets already winning by the final score of 6-1. Nimmo injured his right ankle after he slid into second base and his spike got stuck in the ground. Jacob Stallings of the Marlins, though, was cited for catcher’s interference.
Nimmo lay on the ground in excruciating pain for a while, but he soon got up and limped off the field. Right ankle pain was listed as the issue by the Mets, who also stated that Nimmo will undergo imaging on Saturday. Buck Showalter, the manager, does not consider the injury to be significant.
NOOO! Make it stop.
Brandon Nimmo goes down after an apparent right knee injury after an awkward slide into second base.
Praying it’s nothing serious 🙏
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) March 17, 2023
Initial reports were positive: Nimmo has right ankle “soreness” according to the team — it originally appeared as if the center fielder had jammed his right knee while sliding into second base — but more won’t be known until he receives imaging on Saturday.
“So far so good,” manager Buck Showalter said after the Mets’ 6-1 exhibition victory over the Marlins at Clover Park. “[Nimmo] seems to be pretty positive about it.”
"When I saw him on the ground, I thought, 'no, no, no. This can't be happening.' I feel terrible for Edwin."
Brandon Nimmo on Edwin Díaz's injury: pic.twitter.com/PaP7Ok4Mzy
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 16, 2023
“I talked to him in the locker room after he showered and dressed. He feels pretty good,” Showalter said. “[The doctor] is going to take a look at the ankle and just get an image tomorrow to be sure. … Nimmo seems to be pretty positive about it.”
Nimmo, 29, is already one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball. He finished 2022 with 102 runs scored and a .367 on-base percentage.
FOR MORE SPORTS UPDATES-
