Mets get another encouraging Brandon Nimmo injury update

Brad Penner | USA TODAY SportsLast week was a tough one for Mets fans. In the span of a couple of days, Edwin Diaz was lost for the year, and then Brandon Nimmo heavily limped off the field after an awkward slide into second base.

Nimmo’s injury happened on Friday. So, it was a stressful weekend waiting for some legitimate updates. The initial prognosis heading into this week was a good one, thankfully. The outfielder feels he could be ready for Opening Day in Miami on March 30th.

That’s great news and all, but feeling like you can do it and actually doing it are two different things. To be cleared to take the field on Opening Day, Nimmo has to start testing his knee/ankle sprain. According…