Brandon Nimmo is 0-for-12 with four walks over his last 16 plate appearances, and was removed from both Game 1 (for a pinch-hitter) and Game 2 (for a defensive sub in left field) of the Mets’ NLCS clash with the Dodgers. It seems the issue is health-related, as Nimmo told The Athletic’s Tim Britton that he believes he re-aggravated a case of plantar fasciitis in his left foot during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies. The fact that Nimmo was dealing with plantar fasciitis is itself news, as Nimmo said he has been playing through the injury since May.
The discomfort is only an issue when running, Nimmo said, and “I think when I really need it, I’m probably not 100 percent, but I can get going pretty good.” He has been able to hit and throw with relatively little problem, so while it is clear that Nimmo isn’t quite himself, he is intent on staying in the lineup and will wait until after the season to pursue any more long-lasting tretament.
Nimmo hit .224/.327/.399 with 23 home runs over 663 plate appearances in the regular season, translating to a 109 wRC+. This was a step back from the 134 wRC+ Nimmo produced in 1966 PA during the 2020-23 seasons, though the downturn is understandable considering that Nimmo has been battling plantar fasciitis for much of the year. Interestingly, Nimmo stole a career-high 15 bases and was a perfect 15-for-15 on the basepaths, despite playing through the pain in his foot.
If the discomfort ever became so severe that Nimmo couldn’t start in left field, the Mets could install Jeff McNeil (himself just returning after a wrist fracture) in left or move Tyrone Taylor into left field while Harrison Bader plays in center field. But, the plan seems to be to just keep Nimmo in the starting lineup and then manage his time with tactical substitutions, as in the first two games against Los Angeles.
It obviously isn’t good for the Mets that one of their key hitters has been hampered at such a pivotal time in October, or that the three off-days between the NLDS and NLCS provided only scant relief. (“It wasn’t as good as I was hoping when I got out there,” Nimmo said of how his foot responded to the three-day break.) While some injury cases like Freddie Freeman’s bad ankle are obvious, Nimmo’s situation is an example of how there are likely several players trying to grit out non-publicized injuries through these key postseason games.
Nice win by the Mets today
“And I took it personal”
-M Vientos on the IBB to load the bases for his grand slam.
Vientos has been on fire. Hope the Dodgers keep making it personal. Hes the player that changed the Mets season.
PF is so aggravating and painful. I’ve had it twice. It can take ages to be cured of it. I remember when Albert Pujols struggled with the Angels for two or three seasons because he was trying to play while suffering with PF. While everyone was ridiculing Albert for his poor results, I was in awe of him for just playing
and training with it. I don’t know how he did it. I could barely walk sometimes when I had it…
It’s no joke.
Except to Joe Madden. Chri Couglan took out Jung-homKang at 2nd base in Pittsburgh in September 2015. Kang fractured his leg and tore the MCL in his left knee. In the post game presser, Madden quipped that he heard that Kang was dealing with Plantar fasciitis while defending Coghlan’s slide.
Plantar Fasciitis is very painful. I had it for almost a year from basketball. When you wake up in the morning before you start moving around your heel feels like it’s got a knife sticking into it.
Then after you get warmed up a little bit you can walk but after doing your sports stuff it hurts later in the day like unbelievable. Definite limp etc. No fun.
So really it’s a weird injury. You can play through it but I found the most pain is first thing in the morning and then after the game and a couple of hours.
Same experience here. Morning time was definitely the worst, plus if you stepped on the edge of something with your heel it would almost cripple me and made my legs buckle….Very annoying pain to say the least.
This is one injury I have so much sympathy for
Had this through basic training.
Miserable time.
Daggers.
Jonathan India suffered with it last year and it showed. Terrible injury.
Knew personally guys who had it too and it had them down as far as performance a long time.
He can wear a special sock and anti inflamatory meds.
Weird take on the mets by fox. I haven’t seen one article on the mets all season on how they will guide into the post season. Ignored by baseball all season, guess no Verlander or Scherzer, thats the coverage even with Stearns.
Nimmo has had PF most of his career iirc. I remember him having big issues around 2017-2018 as well. Unless I’m thinking of a different Met.
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That’s where it began. 2016.
guy is definitely a gamer! saw his left field catch where you could clearly see him hobble towards the wall to catch the ball. so many great catches over the last few years, this was definitely one of them.
curious… anyone else feel like MLB dropped the ball with the game programing this season? All these Mets games this postseason have been so intense, yet they scheduled all their games typically in the daytime or advertise the Yankee games more. I know I’m biased (lol), but I’d rather watch intense baseball games like the Dodgers/Mets than Yankees/Guardians (hate that name… I still say Indians). seems like it’s everyone else… and then the Mets. just my thoughts and opinions.
MLB scheduling has always been awful. I get prioritizing the most marketable team… but there’s so many days and so many other solutions. NBA staggers their games much better so that even the non marquee games are usually at night.
thanks for the response. so disappointing. some great games this season, ironically with the Mets playing most of them lol. yes, I’m biased. but the proof is in the pudding, as they say. anyway, thanks for the response.
I have to assume the Yankees get higher ratings
they do, of course. but it’s sad that they automatically assume it. again, other teams games are so intense. seeing how this team even made it to the series when they should have had no business even smelling the playoffs… it’s a story in itself. just a convo, thanks for responding.
Or you mean when the games in LA start before the games in NY when both the ALCS and NLCS were playing the same day? That was just stupid.
always one jerkoff who has to make a jackass remark. an opinion comment that didn’t need your sarcastic BS response. keep it moving princess