WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo was removed in the second inning against Washington with a stiff neck on Wednesday night, the latest flare-up of an issue that has bothered him since he ran into an outfield wall at Atlanta in 2019.

Nimmo said his neck was bothering him before the game and he tried to loosen it up enough to play, but it hindered him during his only at-bat — he grounded into a double play — and while playing the field.

“When I was running in, I wasn't able to look up. So I was being a detriment on both ends,” Nimmo said. “Sometimes I can fight through it in the past, and I wasn't able to.”

Nimmo said the injury normally takes 24 to 48 hours to start feeling better, a process aided by heat, muscle relaxers and exercises.

“It's just unfortunately

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