In a long and thoughtful answer, the Mets veteran revealed he's felt second fiddle to the Yankees for too long.
New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo reacts after hitting a home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering during the seventh inning of Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. organization since he was drafted in 2011 as an 18-year-old first-rounder, but he hasn’t gotten to enjoy a lot of winning.
“So bad. I wanted it so bad for them tonight. I mean to do it here, to have the first ever celebration at Citi Field, and cursing us with, you know, champagne and laughter and celebration. We wanted it so bad tonight, and we knew we didn’t want to take this back to Philly. We knew we wanted to finish this now, and it took a long time. I mean, you know, we had to, we had to hit on that dam for a long time before it finally broke. We got a lot of good situations early in the game.
“And I credit them for wanting to do that, and for wanting to make this team the absolute best and world standard.”
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