Nimmo leaps his way to Play of the Week honors
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Calling it "one of the best plays I've ever made," Brandon Nimmo won the Electric Play of the Week Award presented by Chevrolet on Tuesday.
In the seventh inning of the Mets' 2-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday, Nimmo robbed Justin Turner of a game-tying homer, preserving a one-run lead for Jacob deGrom.
The Mets ace doffed his cap to Nimmo after that scintillating catch.
“That was awesome,” deGrom said. “I made a mistake there, and he helped me out.”
Off the bat, Nimmo wasn’t sure he’d have enough time to reach the ball no matter where it landed. Keeping his eyes skyward, Nimmo was unable to glance backward for a peek at the fence. Instead, he waited until the last possible moment and leapt, extending his glove over the wall as the rest of his body crashed into it.
"Great play by Nimmo,” said Turner. “Not a whole lot you can do about it."