Mets OF reveals stunning injury news after NLCS Game 1 loss

“It hurts a lot right now,” Nimmo said after the series-opening loss. “The penultimate game against Philadelphia, I did something on the field and made it a little bit worse. . . . When it flares up and flares up, it’s harder to calm down.”

The Mets’ lifelong member pointed to two specific moments in the sixth inning of Game 3 against the Phillies when he could have aggravated the situation. First, Nimmo told Britton, was when he was “faking the third base line to distract” Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering and the other possibility is when he scored on teammate Starling’s two-run single Mars

According to Britton’s report, the ninth-year pro is mostly affected by the injury when running, but isn’t bothered as much when hitting or fielding.

“I think when I really need to, I’m probably not 100 percent, but I can go pretty good,” Nimmo said. “But it’s pretty awkward.”

He said he plans to keep playing, despite the pain, because it’s the playoffs.

The injury certainly didn’t seem to slow Nimmo down over the summer, as he finished the regular season with 23 homers, 90 RBI, 15 stolen bases and a .224/.327/.399 slash line in 571 at-bats. at bat covering 151 games. Nimmo led New York in walks (77), ranked second on the team in RBIs and third on the staff in games played, at-bats, runs scored (88), hits (128) and total bases (228).

He had his best month of the season in June, recording six home runs, 21 RBIs and a .315/.406/.598 slash line, and though he closed with a .189/.243/.September. 368, still proved its power. Nimmo had five homers and 18 RBIs in the final full month of the regular season and has hit third or fourth in each of the team’s eight playoff games.