Brandon Nimmo has really started to hit left-handers better of late and he showcased it in front of Mets fans on Saturday night at Citi Field.

The outfielder went 3-for-5 last night against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff, in which all five of his at-bats were against southpaws.

Unsurprisingly, he did not fare well against the first of three he faced, as Clayton Kershaw struck him out both times he faced him.

However, from there, he went 2-for-2 with a triple against Caleb Ferguson and then singled off of Edward Paredes in the ninth inning.

For the season, Nimmo is hitting .242/.342/.439 with three home runs, five RBI, and eight walks in 66 at-bats against same-handed pitchers. While that is not anything close to .305/.428/.641 slash line with nine home runs, 20 RBI, and 20 walks he has against right-handers, it does prove that Nimmo is productive enough against both types of pitchers to warrant an everyday role.

The first slash line is also better than the one he had the year prior as he hit a mere .190/.292/.238 against lefties in 42 at-bats last year.

In Spring Training, many believed the Mets would eventually settle on a platoon in center field between the now-injured Juan Lagares and Nimmo, with Lagares’ having a knack for crushing left-handers.

However, with Lagares out for the season, Nimmo and Michael Conforto have been forced to play almost every time the teams faces a left-hander, giving them an ample amount of at-bats against southpaws which in turn is allowing the two to fine tune themselves.

Part of the reason so many left-handed hitters struggle against same-handed pitchers, especially early in their careers, is because they simply do not get to see enough of them. Teams often hide younger lefty hitters from same-handed pitchers with the fear that they will not be able to hit them with the stigma that “lefties can’t hit lefties” ranking as a supreme belief among MLB teams.

As a result, many of these young left-handed hitters take much longer to learn how to hit them since they don’t get many at-bats early on and are just “thrown into the fire” once they become successful major leaguers that teams just hope can salvage enough of their talent against lefties to make it worthwhile to start them every day.

It might take a little longer for Nimmo to completely figure it out in this regard, but he’s on his way there right now and the team is certainly happy with the early results.