PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Nimmo entered the 2026 season with 10 homers at Citizens Bank Park, the most he’s had at any visiting ballpark.
He added one more on Sunday afternoon, collecting his first homer as a member of the Rangers when he drove a first-pitch sweeper from Jesús Luzardo a Statcast-projected 410 feet into the home bullpen in right-center field to give Texas a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
With the Rangers opening the season in Philadelphia, Nimmo, the former Met, now has 121 career games against the Phillies, his most against any opponent.
The Rangers acquired Nimmo in a one-for-one trade with the Mets that sent Marcus Semien to New York this offseason. Nimmo was a first-round pick by the Mets in the 2011 MLB Draft and had spent his entire 10-year career with the club before the trade. He waived his no-trade clause to join Texas.
Nimmo moved to right field on a full-time basis this spring, allowing for young outfielders Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford to hold down the other two spots.