Midway through his ninth season with the New York Mets, Brandon Nimmo has become the 997th player in MLB history to hit 100 career home runs.
4-2 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Facing an 0-2 count, Nimmo made Bryan Abreu pay for giving him a fastball right down the middle.
The left fielder cranked a 412-foot, two-run home run to left-center, tying the score at four runs apiece. On top of being exactly what New York needed to get back into the game, it also marked the 100th home run of Nimmo's career. The Mets and Astros are currently in a rain delay in the bottom of the ninth. The score remains tied 4-4.Nimmo made his MLB debut back in 2016, five years after the Mets selected him in the first round of the MLB Draft. He became an everyday members of New York's lineup by 2018, but injuries and COVID-19 prevented him from appearing in over 100 games again until 2022.Nimmo racked up 47 home runs across his first six MLB seasons.
There have now been 997 players in MLB history who have hit 100-plus home runs. The most recent entrants into the club, prior to Nimmo, wereSam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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