Brandon Nimmo has taken the next step in his return to baseball.
The New York Mets left fielder has begun swinging again, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Doctors diagnosed Nimmo with a bulging cervical disc in May and has missed all but 43 games this season.
“Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who refrained from baseball activities for 30 days following a second epidural injection in his neck, began swinging a bat this week. That represents tangible progress for Nimmo, though the Mets do not expect him to begin playing in even Minor League games until next month.