Brandon Nimmo‘s 2025 season with the New York Mets was off to a rough start, but the outfielder broke out in a big way Monday. He tied a franchise record while doing so.
Nimmo collected nine RBI in the Mets’ 19-5 win over the Washington Nationals, matching the team mark set by Carlos Delgado in 2008. Nimmo batted 4-for-6 on the day with two home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning.
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The 10-year veteran came into Monday’s game batting .192 with a .575 OPS, four homers and 12 RBI in 113 plate appearances. After his monster performance, his average is up to .218, and his OPS is .679.
Nimmo’s record-setting day began in the sixth inning, with a three-run homer off Colin Poche, who walked Jesse Winker and Mark Vientos. Poche then left a 91.1 mph fastball high and right down the middle of the strike zone for Nimmo to blast.
In the following inning, Nimmo hit his grand slam after Cole Henry loaded the bases. Henry hit Francisco Lindor to lead off the frame. Juan Soto then hit a double, and Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a single. Henry then walked Winker on five pitches, four of which missed the strike zone badly, to set up Nimmo’s four-run blast.
Nimmo got his final two RBI in the eighth inning, with a double to drive in Alonso and Winker. He had an opportunity to overtake Delgado for the franchise record in the ninth, but would’ve needed a home run to do so after Vientos cleared the bases with a three-run shot.
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Prior to Monday’s outburst, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke up in support of Nimmo after he batted a combined 0-for-8 on Saturday and Sunday.
“He’s not getting results, but he’s hitting the ball hard, you know?” Mendoza said, via The Athletic. “Yeah, it’s kind of weird. Obviously, he knows, we know that he’s a better hitter than what he’s shown. But you always feel good about your chances when he’s at the plate.”
Nimmo finished last season with a .224 batting average and .727 OPS but hit 23 home runs and 25 doubles. His best year with the Mets was 2021, when he hit .292 with an .838 OPS yet hit only eight homers that season. For his career, Nimmo is batting .260 with an .805 OPS, 116 home runs and 165 doubles.
The last MLB hitter to record at least nine RBI in a game was Shohei Ohtani, who drove in 10 runs on Sept. 19, 2024, in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 20-4 win over the Miami Marlins. The MLB record for RBI in a game in the modern era is 12, accomplished by Mark Whiten and Jim Bottomley, both of whom did so for the St. Louis Cardinals, albeit 69 years apart.
