Collecting Game-used: Finding humor after swing from Nimmo

Four bounces and then a short roll ... and then it just sits there.

Spoiler alert: That's the "action" sequence for this latest ball in the Collecting Game-used series but for a random grab-bag ball -- one picked only by its game date -- this one stands out from the pack to a degree. Why? It's got a modest bit of scarring from what it hit off the bat of an All-Star caliber player and it's got a blooper-caliber whimsy to it all, too, with a sequence in a pandemic-era stadium that's quiet enough for you to also hear it all and notice that there are no background reactions at all, either, save for an ump giving it a brief glance.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

THE BASICS ...
Game-used ball (MLB Authenticated): New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Sept. 15, 2020
Watch it in action: Two ninth-inning pitches -- see both plays embedded below via the MLB Film Room.

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The matchup: Phillies RP Hector Neris vs. Mets OF Brandon Nimmo
The result: Two pitches -- a whiff and a foul ball -- at the end of a 4-1 Phillies victory

What's Buzz-worthy: Four bounces and then a roll ... and it just sits there -- like I said. Just watch that second clip. The first pitch here is a simple one -- a big swing and a big whiff -- while this second one connected with Nimmo's bat and then is bounced back to the net. That's how that big "K" scar came to be on this ball to give it some character before it became a bit of a Draft Kings commercial. Ironically, this at-bat didn't end as a strikeout -- it was an eight-pitch fly out -- but Nimmo did have a good game with a 2-for-5 showing at the plate, including a homer for the Mets' lone run on this Tuesday night from four years ago.

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