WASHINGTON—Brandon Nimmo, the Mets’ gritty center fielder, turned a quiet April night into a franchise-defining firestorm, hammering his way into the record books with nine RBIs over a jaw-dropping three-inning span on April 28, 2025. The Mets’ 15-0 rout of the Nationals was more than a win—it was a showcase of Nimmo’s raw power and a rare feat that echoed through baseball’s storied past.
Nimmo, who’d been battling a frustrating start to the season with hard-hit balls that refused to fall, finally saw the game bend to his will. In the sixth inning, he launched a three-run homer, a no-doubter that cracked the silence of his early-season slump. The seventh brought a grand slam, the kind of swing that makes a ballpark gasp, piling on four more runs. By the eighth, he tacked on a two-run single, tying Carlos Delgado’s Mets single-game record of nine RBIs, set back in 2008. It wasn’t just the numbers—it was the speed. Nine RBIs in three innings, a feat so rare it’s only been done twice before in MLB history since RBIs became official in 1920: Sammy Sosa in 2002 and Ivan Rodriguez in 1999.
The Mets’ dugout buzzed, teammates grinning as Nimmo, usually all business, let a rare smile slip. He became the first player since Shohei Ohtani’s nine-RBI outburst in September 2024 to reach that mark in a single game. Even more, he joined an elite club as just the second player since 1920 to notch nine RBIs in a game starting in the sixth inning or later, alongside Mike Moustakas in 2015. This was no ordinary night—it was the kind of performance that rewrites narratives.
Nimmo’s eruption wasn’t a solo act. Mark Vientos chipped in with a three-run homer in the ninth, stealing Nimmo’s shot at a record-breaking 10th RBI. The Mets’ offense, relentless and unforgiving, ensured the team avoided back-to-back losses for only the second time this season, the first being April 15-16. For Nimmo, it was personal. His first career game with multiple multi-run homers marked his seventh multi-homer game overall, a milestone that felt like a corner turned.
The Nationals, shell-shocked, had no answer. The Mets rolled back to New York with momentum, their outfielder’s name etched in history. Nimmo’s nine RBIs came via a three-run home run in the sixth, a grand slam in the seventh, and a two-run single in the eighth, all in a three-inning span from the sixth to eighth innings.