Talk to any athlete in a team sport and they will tell you that there’s always a chance. Giving up is not in their DNA.
New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is an example of that with the July 30 trade deadline approaching. With the Mets 2 1/2 games back of the final wild-card spot, he has a message for his bosses: “I don’t think that we are that far off from being a real contender,” so let’s bolster our roster, he told The Athletic in a story published July 8.