WASHINGTON — New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo missed Monday night time’s 9-7 win over the Washington Nationals after fainting in his resort room in a single day and hitting his head when he fell.
Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Nimmo reduce his brow, however didn’t have a concussion.
“He went via all of the exams this morning,” Mendoza stated. “Wished to verify we weren’t lacking something. Fortunately the whole lot got here again destructive, so I believe we received fortunate there.”
Nimmo stated he awakened not feeling nicely round 5:15 a.m. He went to the lavatory, cramped up and fainted. When he got here to and received up from the ground, he was bleeding from the top and wasn’t positive why. He known as the Mets’ trainers, who went to his room to help him.
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Nimmo went to the hospital Monday for exams, together with a CT scan, however arrived on the ballpark earlier than recreation time and spoke to reporters with a bandage on his brow. He stated as a precaution, he would not be obtainable to play Monday night time however hoped to be again within the lineup very quickly.
“He is received a reasonably large reduce,” Mendoza stated.
Nimmo has been with the Mets for 9 seasons. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting .247 with 13 homers, a team-high 50 RBIs and an .815 OPS in 77 video games this season, making him a robust candidate to earn his first All-Star choice this month.
Nimmo hit his one centesimal profession dwelling run and an RBI double Sunday, when the Mets misplaced 10-5 to Houston in 11 innings.
Jeff McNeil began in left area as New York opened a four-game sequence in opposition to the Nationals.
The Related Press contributed to this report.