As Major League Baseball teams negotiated and negotiated ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, Brandon Nimmo and his wife Chelsea announced perhaps the biggest acquisition of the day.
The couple announced in a social media post that they will welcome their first child into the world in December.
“The best birthday present,” Chelsea wrote in an Instagram post before the Mets’ 2-0 win. “Our little blessing to look forward to in December.”
The Instagram post included a photo of Brandon and Chelsea standing side by side as the pair held up a mini No.9 Nimmo jersey.
The caption includes the hashtags “#babynimmo” and “#babygirl,” seeming to indicate that the two are expecting a girl.
The couple got engaged in 2015 and married in 2017.
Although their romance has remained under wraps, Nimmo, 31, has posted numerous photos of the couple during their time together on social media.
The pair’s most recent post was in February, when the Mets outfielder shared a post of Chelsea’s two in Port St. Lucie, Florida, during spring training.
“Had a wonderful evening hanging out and meeting all the new members of our Mets family,” the caption read.
Nimmo has been a member of the Mets organization since being selected 13th overall in 2011, making his MLB debut in 2016.
The outfielder set a new career high in Tuesday’s win over the Twins when he stole his 10th base of the season and is now 10 of 10 in stolen base attempts in 2024.
Nimmo also received praise from former Mets captain David Wright, who was in attendance for the game.
“He’s, if not the leader, at least one of the leaders of this club,” Wright told SNY. “It’s really fun to see how he’s evolved as a player, but also as a leader and teammate. I can’t say enough good things about Brandon. He’s one of my favorite players I’ve ever played with, one of my favorite players to watch now and I think he’s a role model.”
“With my kids… I say, ‘You see Brandon Nimmo? That’s the way you play and that’s the way you do business.”
Nimmo finished Tuesday’s game with a hit, a walk and a run scored.
