New York Mets rookie, Brandon Nimmo came through in a big way in Thursday’s 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sitting atop the order in his Citi Field debut, Nimmo helped to electrify a stagnant Mets offense.
Nimmo, 23, who was 1-for-4 on the night, saved his hit for the biggest at-bat of the game. Coming up with runners on first and second in the seventh and the team trailing by a score of 3-1, Nimmo smacked a single up the middle to score Travis d’Arnaud. With heads up base running, he took second base as well, setting the Mets up to take the lead on the very next at-bat by Neil Walker. Nimmo would score the eventual winning run.
“It is hard to put into words because this is just something that I’ve dreamed about ever since I was a kid,” Nimmo said, “and to be able to come through and help the team win, you always need it but I felt like tonight was really big.” (NY Daily News)
With a smile that could light up the entire city, Nimmo truly shows how to have fun while playing the game.
“I tell ya, he’s a young man that’s got a lot of confidence in himself,” Terry Collins said after the game.
A great story for a great kid who has waited for his time and is now attempting to make the best of it. So far in his short stint up he has batted 5-for-15 after going hitless in his debut. Of course those numbers are a small sample size but his approach at the plate has been as advertised. Nimmo continued to reflect on his biggest big league moment to date after the game.
“That’s fun to have that many people into a single event and you’re on the field playing that at-bat,” Nimmo said. “You can see how important it is for this fan-base and this city. I’m just excited to be a part of it and glad that I can contribute a little bit. At the end there, that was amazing. That was the loudest (atmosphere) I’ve ever been in.”
Hopefully just his first big success on the way to a long and prosperous major league career. Nimmo has shown in his short time up that he is nothing short of a professional ball player who looks to be able to handle himself well at the plate. The team can use all the help it can get, as the offense seems to have been awakened in last night’s comeback victory after being dormant for the past week.
