The Mets are in wait-and-see mode about outfielder Brandon Nimmo‘s status for Sunday’s 7:10 p.m. game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York manager Carlos Mendoza explained.
“Not yet,” Mendoza said of if he has an update on Nimmo. “I’m waiting. Hopefully — because he didn’t do any baseball activities (Saturday). So, hopefully, he does something (Sunday) and we’ll see if he’s available off the bench.”
Nimmo left Friday’s 7-5 loss to the Dodgers in 13 innings because of neck stiffness.
“This morning, my neck tightened up on me,” Nimmo, who is slashing .212/.274/.397 with eight home runs and 27 RBI through 49 games, said Friday. “It’s from 2019 when I ran into the wall and we’ve been really good with the training staff and myself about keeping it under control and at bay.
“Sometimes with the travel and just everything, it pops its ugly head and it takes a few days to deal with it.”
The Mets (31-21) start an outfield of Jeff McNeil (left), Tyrone Tracy (center) and Juan Soto (right) in Sunday’s rubber match with the Dodgers (32-20).
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