The Nimmo File
- 13th overall selection in the 2011 MLB draft
- Signed an 8-year, $162 million contract with the New York Mets
- Led the league in Hit By Pitches (22), 2018
Brandon Nimmo is the Happiest Man in Baseball
Baseball is America's Pastime for a reason, enthralling millions year-round and indoctrinating a new class of boys and girls each spring. Amongst the angst, intensity, and ruthlessness of competition at the game's highest level, it is the players and moments that remind us that it is just that, a game, that make the sport special.
Brandon Nimmo is one of those players. Nimmo makes it abundantly clear that he never takes a moment for granted whenever he steps on the field.
After walks and hit by pitches, the rest of the league will take a leisurely stroll down to first base, celebrating their plate discipline or remedying the pain that comes with a fastball to the lower half. Nimmo sprints down the line. Every. Single. Time.
It has become a signature for a homegrown Met. That, and the smile glued to his face. Nimmo, hailing from Wyoming, is known for the smile that never leaves in the city that never sleeps. It has helped him become a fan favorite and a reminder of why we love baseball.
The sport can use some more Brandon Nimmos.