The New York Mets entered Wednesday night's game against the Washington Nationals on a roll. Carlos Mendoza's team walked in on a three-game winning streak after making history on Tuesday . However, the second game in the series took a turn for the worse when Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo had to leave the game with neck stiffness. Starling Marte replaced him in left field.
Nimmo left the game in the second inning before taking the field for New York. According to ESPN, the outfielder told Mendoza that he was having issues at the plate because of his neck. After hearing that his player was having issues , New York's manager pulled him from the game.
“After that first at-bat, he came up to me and said, ‘It's hard for me to pull the trigger right now,'” Mendoza said. “He came in and