Mets’ Brandon Nimmo out vs. Nats after passing out in hotel room

WASHINGTON — New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo missed Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals after collapsing in his hotel room overnight and hitting his head in the fall.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Nimmo cut his forehead but did not have a concussion.

“He did all the tests this morning,” Mendoza said. “He wanted to make sure we didn’t miss anything. Luckily, everything came back negative, so I think we got lucky.”

Nimmo said he woke up around 5:15 a.m., not feeling well. He went to the bathroom, had cramps and passed out. When he came to and got up from the floor, he was bleeding from his head and didn’t know why. He called the Mets trainers, who went to his room to help him.

Nimmo went to the hospital Monday for tests, including a CT scan, but he arrived at the stadium before the game and spoke to reporters with a bandage on his forehead. He said he wouldn’t be available to play Monday night as a precaution, but he hoped to be back in the lineup soon.

“He has a pretty significant cut,” Mendoza said.

Nimmo has been with the Mets for nine seasons. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting .247 with 13 homers, a team-best 50 RBIs and an .815 OPS in 77 games this season, making him a strong candidate to earn his first All-Star selection this month.

Nimmo hit his 100th career home run and an RBI double Sunday, when the Mets lost 10-5 to Houston in 11 innings.

Jeff McNeil started in left field as New York opened a four-game series against the Nationals.