Mets outfielder Nemo.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The World Baseball Classic is about to start, and Italy, which is in the same group as Taiwan, has heard news that some major league players will not play. Major League Official Website reporter Anthony DiComo pointed out today that Mets outfielder Nemo (Brandon Nimmo) will not participate in this Classic.

Italy is divided into Group A for this classic, with Taiwan, Cuba, the Netherlands and Panama in the same group. The Italian team invited Hall of Famer Mike Piazza (Mike Piazza) to take charge of the military, and recruited 13 major league active players It is expected to become the big dark horse of this year.

But in recent days, it has been reported that the Astros hit Trey Mancini, the Blue Jays terminator Jordan Romano and the Orioles left-hander Nick Vespi, one after another expressed their stance not to fight.

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The 29-year-old outfielder Nemo, who stayed with the Mets for 8 years with US$162 million (approximately NT$4.8 billion), has been rumored to be interested in playing the classic game for Italy, but Major League Official Website reporter Anthony DiComo pointed out today that he had played in the He played for his country in 2017 and will not play in the Classics this year.

Nemo was selected by the Mets with the 13th pick in the first round of the 2011 draft. He started his major league career in 2016 and has played for the Mets for 7 seasons. He has accumulated 63 home runs, 530 safety and 213 RBI in his career. His OPS is .827.

He played 151 games last year, with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs and 274. His seven triples were the most in the National League.

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