Professional career Brandon Nimmo

nimmo in 2013 all-star futures game

nimmo played ten games gulf coast mets , kingsport mets towards end of 2011 season. combined hit .211 4 runs batted in. spent following season class a-short season brooklyn cyclones of new york–penn league. on july 30, nimmo posted first four-hit game of career, falling triple short of cycle, 3 runs scored , 2 rbis lead cyclones in 10–5 win on mahoning valley scrappers. on august 18, nimmo capped career-high six-rbi night second grand slam of season. nimmo player in new york–penn league 2 grand slams in 2012, first coming on june 30. season, nimmo batted .248 6 home runs , forty rbis in 266 @ bats. nimmo placed fourth in doubles , fifth in rbis new york–penn league.

nimmo began 2013 season class-a savannah sand gnats , ranked fourth among mets prospects. april 17, nimmo leading hitter in south atlantic league .447 batting average, earning him sal mid-season all-star nod. voted 2013 all-star futures game held @ mets citi field.

by season s end, batting average fell .273 2 home runs , forty rbis. performance @ plate considered underwhelming averaged more strikeout per game. numbers may have been hampered spacious home ballpark in savannah s tough on lefty power hitters, wrist injury caused him miss games.

nimmo started 2014 season class-a advanced st. lucie mets of florida state league. after batting .322 4 home runs, 25 rbis, .448 on-base percentage , .458 slugging percentage earn fsl all-star honors, received mid-season promotion double-a binghamton mets on june 19. between 2 clubs, nimmo posted .278 avg, 10 hr , 51 rbi.

after brief 4 game stint st. lucie @ start of 2015 season, nimmo promoted binghamton mets. suffered knee injury on april 29 caused him miss playing time. prior knee injury, nimmo batting .297 .368 on-base percentage , .420 slugging percentage in 34 games. on july 28, announced nimmo promoted mets triple-a affiliate, las vegas 51s starting center fielder. once again, season interrupted injury when fouled baseball off nose in batting cage. mets added him 40-man roster after season protect him rule 5 draft.

major league career

nimmo began 2016 season las vegas 51s; through 250 @ bats hitting .328 5 home runs , 37 rbis. nimmo promoted major leagues on june 25 replace slumping michael conforto batting average had fallen .130 since may 1. made major league debut next day against atlanta braves , went 0-for-4. on june 27, second game, nimmo recorded first hit , first run against washington nationals pitcher joe ross , went 2-4 overall. on july 1, hit first home run, three-run homer against jason hammel of chicago cubs, making game 7–1 in bottom of fourth inning. on july 17, nimmo sent down triple-a las vegas 51s after batting .235 1 home run , 4 rbis in 51 at-bats. on july 29, nimmo once again promoted after juan lagares suffered torn thumb ligament , undertook surgery repair injury. in 2017, brandon nimmo chosen part of team italy in world baseball classic.