New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo will miss Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals after fainting in his hotel room overnight and hitting his head when he fell.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza reported that Nimmo cut his forehead but did not suffer a concussion.
“He went through all the tests this morning,” Mendoza said. “We wanted to make sure we weren’t missing anything. Luckily, everything came back negative, so I think we got lucky there.”
Nimmo recounted that he woke up feeling unwell around 5:15 a.m., went to the bathroom, cramped up, and fainted. When he regained consciousness and got up from the floor, he found himself bleeding from the head and didn’t know why. He called the Mets’ trainers, who went to his room to assist him.
Nimmo went to the hospital Monday for tests, including a CT scan, but arrived at the ballpark before game time and spoke to reporters with a bandage on his forehead. As a precaution, he won’t be available to play Monday night but hopes to be back in the lineup soon.
“He’s got a pretty big cut,” Mendoza added.
Nimmo has been with the Mets for nine seasons. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting .247 with 13 homers, a team-high 50 RBIs, and an .815 OPS in 77 games this season, making him a strong candidate to earn his first All-Star selection this month.
Nimmo hit his 100th career home run and an RBI double on Sunday when the Mets lost 10-5 to Houston in 11 innings.
Jeff McNeil started in left field as New York opened a four-game series against the Nationals.
