Outfielder Brandon Nimmo has been with the New York Mets organization since he was drafted in 2010 as a 16-year-old first-rounder, but he hasn’t gotten to enjoy a lot of winning. Despite making his MLB debut in 2016 and developing into a core piece, Nimmo has only been a part of three playoff teams — and two got ousted in the wild-card round. In 2024, Nimmo has now reached the NL Championship Series after the Mets toppled the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday 4-1 in Game 4 of the NL Division Series, which they won 3-1.
BUY METS TICKETS: STUBHUB , VIVID SEATS , TICKETMASTER Nimmo was asked by New York Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter on the FOX Sports broadcast about how badly he wanted to win for the Mets fan at Citi Field. Nimmo’s answer was long and thoughtful, revealing for how much the win meant to him. “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, you know, Francisco finally broke through for us. “But, I mean, I’ve been up here in the big leagues since 16, and as you know, Derek, the Mets, you know, were kind of thought .