Brandon Nimmo’s walk-off home run lifts Mets to badly needed win over Braves
NY Post
Brandon Nimmo went from sore ribs to sticking one in the Braves’ gut.
Absent from the starting lineup after leaving the previous day with intercostal discomfort, Nimmo entered Sunday’s game as a pinch runner and later made a highlight reel defensive play in left field.
But he saved his best for last.
“If we weren’t sure enough I was OK, we are now because Francisco [Lindor] just about sucked the air out of me when he hugged me,” Nimmo said after blasting a two-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning that gave the Mets a 4-3 victory over the Braves at Citi Field.
Manager Carlos Mendoza was initially resolved to give Nimmo the entire night off and then evaluate him on Monday.
But Nimmo felt good as he took swings in the batting cage to test the ribs before the game and summoned Mendoza to watch him. The team’s trainer, Joe Golia, also watched along with hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes.
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The Yankees publicly are on the same page: Hal Steinbrenner, like Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone before him, said that issues with the club’s fundamentals did not hover over the team all season.
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There will be a little extra magic for Knicks-Spurs on Christmas Day.