WASHINGTON -- The neck issues that have sporadically bothered Brandon Nimmo since a major 2019 injury cropped up again on Wednesday at Nationals Park, when Nimmo exited the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Nationals in the second inning due to neck stiffness.

Nimmo expects to miss around 48 hours, as he did the last time this issue surfaced in May. He should return to the lineup Friday or shortly thereafter.

“It’s just unfortunately a chronic thing that I’m going to have to deal with for the rest of my career,” Nimmo said. “We’ve been able to do a pretty good job of keeping it at bay for the most part. Unfortunate for it to show up again this year.”

Ever since Nimmo crashed into an outfield wall on April 14, 2019, suffering whiplash and a bulging cervical disc, his neck has periodically both

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