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In just two days after having sprained his right knee and ankle, Brandon Nimmo was pleasantly surprised to learn that they were not serious injuries. Nimmo is happy, given that things could have been a lot more complicated.
“I was relieved that it wasn’t more serious,” Nimmo said, as quoted by mlb.com “We [are not looking at] structural damage; just kind of sprains in there. To me, that was the best news we could have [received].
Just how awkward the play was, catching that cleat, a lot of things could have gone wrong. I’m fortunate we dodged a bullet”.
Opening Day
At this point, he does not want to rush into anything and his main goal is to fully recover from the injury.
One of his greatest dreams is to appear on Opening Day, and for now, there is a good chance he will be able to do that. “Right now, we are taking it day by day. I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday,” Nimmo said. “Once we get all that inflammation out of there, I [will] feel a whole lot better with it.
I’m not ruling anything out right now. In my heart of hearts, I do think [I will make Opening Day]. Obviously, we have to see how it goes”. There is a strong desire in him to improve even more this season. A number of times in the past, Nimmo has demonstrated that he possesses a great deal of quality.
There is only one thing that he is concerned about - playing every match. “[I am] going to be in a position where I’m going to try and be available for every game possible this season. We are definitely going to take care of that,” Nimmo said. “... I feel the body is going to be there”.
