Brandon Nimmo is simply following the blueprint that he says helped keep him on the field last season.
So with roughly half the Mets’ Grapefruit League schedule complete, Nimmo finally appeared in his first game Sunday, receiving two plate appearances over four innings in center field against the Rays.
Nimmo said he was approached by a member of the team’s performance staff early in camp with the idea of sitting out the first two weeksBut while the approachfor veteran position players, Mark Canha said he would rather utilize other methods to stay fresh. Canha prefers to play the exhibition games and instead put restraints on his pregame work, ensuring he doesn’t surpass 100 swings in the batting cage on a given day.
The entire starting infield is away at the WBC, but Nimmo had the comfort of sandwiching between Starling Marte and Canha, the likely starting outfield for Opening Day.
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