Brandon Tate Nimmo (born March 27, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Nimmo was selected by the Mets in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2016.
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Early life and education
Nimmo was born to Ron, a certified public accountant from La Junta, Colorado, and Patti Nimmo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He has a brother, Bryce (who had a successful college baseball career for the Nebraska Cornhuskers), and a sister, Kristen. He wanted to be a bull rider as a child. Nimmo grew up a Colorado Rockies fan.
Nimmo attended Cheyenne East High School in Cheyenne. As Wyoming is one of only two states that do not offer high school baseball, Nimmo played American Legion Baseball. In 2010, he batted .448 with 15 home runs and 34 stolen bases in 70 games for his club, Post 6.
The Mets scouted Nimmo's Legion games and other events. One such event was the 2010 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field, where Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and two runs batted in to earn co-MVP honors with pitcher Nick Burdi.
Baseball America ranked Nimmo among the Top 50 prospects for the 2011 draft at number 35. When the Mets selected Nimmo with the 13th overall pick in 2011, he became the highest-drafted Wyomingite in the history of the Major League Baseball draft. Of the 13 players selected from Wyoming high schools, the previous highest pick was pitcher Michael Beaver, selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth round (109th overall) of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft. Nimmo signed for $2.1 million at the age of 18. If left unsigned, he had a verbal commitment to attend the University of Arkansas.
Professional career
New York Mets
Nimmo played 10 games with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets and the Kingsport Mets towards the end of the 2011 season. He combined to hit .211 with four runs batted in. He spent the following season with the Low-A Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York–Penn League. On July 30, 2012, Nimmo posted the first four-hit game of his career, falling just a triple short of the cycle, with three runs scored and two RBI to lead the Cyclones in a 10–5 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. On August 18, Nimmo capped a career-high six-RBI night with his second grand slam of the season. Nimmo was the only player in the New York–Penn League with two grand slams in 2012, his first coming on June 30. For the season, Nimmo batted .248 with six home runs and 40 RBIs in 266 at bats. Nimmo placed fourth in doubles and fifth in RBIs for the New York–Penn League.
Nimmo began the 2013 season with the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats and was ranked fourth among Mets prospects. By April 17, Nimmo was the leading hitter in the South Atlantic League with a .447 batting average, earning him a SAL mid-season All-Star nod. He was also voted into the 2013 All-Star Futures Game held at the Mets' Citi Field.
By season's end, his batting average fell to .273 with two home runs and 40 RBIs. His performance at the plate was considered underwhelming as he averaged more than a strikeout per game. His numbers may have been hampered by a spacious home ballpark in Savannah that's tough on lefty power hitters, as well as a wrist injury that caused him to miss some games.
Nimmo started the 2014 season with High-A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League. After batting .322 with four home runs, 25 RBIs, a .448 on-base percentage and .458 slugging percentage to earn FSL All-Star honors, he received a mid-season promotion to Double-A Binghamton Mets on June 19. Between his two clubs, Nimmo posted a .278 average, 10 home runs and 51 RBI.
After a brief four game stint with St. Lucie at the start of the 2015 season, Nimmo was promoted to the Binghamton Mets. He suffered a knee injury on April 29 that caused him to miss some playing time. Prior to the knee injury, Nimmo was batting .297 with a .368 on-base percentage and a .420 slugging percentage in 34 games. On July 28, it was announced that Nimmo was promoted to the Mets Triple-A affiliate, Las Vegas 51s as the starting center fielder. Once again, his season was interrupted by injury when he fouled a baseball off his nose in a batting cage. The Mets added him to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Texas Rangers
On November 24, 2025, the Mets traded Nimmo and cash considerations to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Marcus Semien.
Personal life
Nimmo married Chelsea Bradley in November 2017 in Savannah, Georgia. Their first child, a daughter, was born in November 2024. Nimmo is a Christian.