Exclusive: Mets’ Brandon Nimmo reveals he has plantar fasciitis

LOS ANGELES – Add injury to insult.

Brandon Nimmo revealed it The athlete After Sunday night’s Game 1 loss in the NLCS, he explained that he has been dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot since May and that the outfielder was irritated by the injury in Game 3 of the NLDS against Philadelphia.

That’s why Nimmo was seen limping during the Mets’ 9-0 loss to the Dodgers.

“It’s pretty painful right now,” Nimmo said after the 3-0 loss. He was narrowly hit in the ninth inning. “In the second-to-last game against Philadelphia, I did something on the field and made it worse. … When it gets inflamed and flares up, it’s harder to calm down.”

Nimmo believed he aggravated the injury in the sixth inning of Game 3 last Tuesday, either by faking the third base line to distract Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering or by scoring Starling Marte’s two-run single.

Nimmo said the foot doesn’t bother him much at the plate or when throwing in the outfield. But walking causes him pain.

“I think if I really need it, I’ll probably not be at 100 percent, but I’m doing pretty well,” he said. “But it’s uncomfortable.”

He had hoped that the Mets’ three days of rest between the end of the NLDS and the start of the NLCS would have benefited his foot more.

“It got better. When I got there it wasn’t as good as I hoped,” he said. “We’re just going to keep doing what we can to stay on the field.”

Nimmo said he will continue to be in the Mets’ lineup going forward.

“It’s the NLCS,” he said. “You do what you can to get out there and help in any way you can.”

This is a strong soft tissue massage that stretches and strengthens the heel area.

“We know it will get better over time,” he said. “After the season it is at least a PRP injection, but you can’t do that at the moment. So right now we’re doing what we can, taking painkillers, anti-inflammatories and stretching to do my best that day.”

Nimmo is, of course, an important part of the Mets lineup. Through Sunday, he is hitting .241 with a .353 on-base percentage and a .698 OPS in the postseason. He finished third or fourth in every game.

(Photo by Brandon Nimmo: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)