During a game at Citi Field, Brandon Nimmo was misled by the crowd's reaction after Juan Soto hit a line drive that was trapped by White Sox fielder Michael A. Taylor. Aubrey misread Taylor's attempt, resulting in Nimmo returning to first base, leading to an out for Soto. Reflecting on the incident, Nimmo suggested that he needs to pay better attention to the play rather than relying on the crowd and emphasized the confusion caused by Taylor's deceptive effort. This incident also reminded him of a previous mistake that left him reluctant to rely on umpire calls.
If there is a lesson to be learned from the play, 'I guess not be so aggressive,' Nimmo said after the 6-4 win. 'Maybe just watch the play a little bit more.'
But still, I mean, I went back and looked at it, and he caught it on a short hop. So I can see where everybody was confused and thought that he caught the ball.
Nimmo may be scarred. 'That triple play [against] the Nationals - I'm not really looking [at the umps],' Nimmo said of last month's incident in Washington.
Some might argue that Nimmo should glance at third base coach Mike Sarbaugh. Nimmo said he went over the replay and saw Sarbaugh react - 'He was like, 'Oh crap.'
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