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New York Mets first-round draft pick Brandon Nimmo

Last week I spent some time photographing Cheyenne Post 6 star Brandon Nimmo for the New York Post. The New York Mets recently selected Nimmo with the No. 13 overall pick in this year’s MLB draft. Last season, he batted .448 with 15 home runs and 84 runs batted in. But he doesn’t act like it. Despite his overwhelming success in Wyoming’s legion league and his first round draft selection, he continues to be extremely humble. He addresses everyone as “sir” and continues to go about business as usual with his legion league team, Post 6. When I photographed him at his home, his family was very hospitable to Post columnist Kevin Kernan and I. What follows are a few favorites from my time with Nimmo. You can read Kevin’s column here.

Cheyenne Post 6 outfielder Brandon Nimmo carries his equipment to the dugout as the sun sets before a legion league game on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 outfielder Brandon Nimmo carries his equipment to the dugout as the sun sets before a legion league game on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo takes a few practice swings inside a batting cage that occupies the family's 2688 sq. ft. barn on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. The New York Mets recently selected Nimmo at No. 13 overall in the 2011 MLB draft. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo takes a few practice swings inside a batting cage that occupies the family's 2688 sq. ft. barn on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. The New York Mets recently selected Nimmo at No. 13 overall in the 2011 MLB draft. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)

Alone in a corner of the dugout, Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo has a quiet moment with himself before his first at-bat in a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. Nimmo recorded a double on his first at-bat moments later. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Alone in a corner of the dugout, Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo has a quiet moment with himself before his first at-bat in a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. Nimmo recorded a double on his first at-bat moments later. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo stands inside his family's batting cage during a tour on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo stands inside his family's batting cage during a tour on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo rounds third base and heads to home plate during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo rounds third base and heads to home plate during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo shares a laugh as he's interviewed on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in the living room of his parents' Cheyenne, Wyo. home. The New York Mets selected Nimmo No. 13 overall in the first round of this year's MLB draft. Now the recent high school grad must decide whether to go pro or accept an offer to play baseball at Arkansas in the fall. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo shares a laugh as he's interviewed on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in the living room of his parents' Cheyenne, Wyo. home. The New York Mets selected Nimmo No. 13 overall in the first round of this year's MLB draft. Now the recent high school grad must decide whether to go pro or accept an offer to play baseball at Arkansas in the fall. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo sits in the dugout during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo sits in the dugout during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, warms up in the on-deck circle before an at-bat against a legion league team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, warms up in the on-deck circle before an at-bat against a legion league team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, slides into third base for a triple during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, slides into third base for a triple during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo watches a team drill from the infield before a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo watches a team drill from the infield before a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo warms up in the on-deck circle before an at-bat against a legion league team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo warms up in the on-deck circle before an at-bat against a legion league team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, slides safely into second base on a double during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Cheyenne Post 6 centerfielder Brandon Nimmo, right, slides safely into second base on a double during a legion league game against a team from Twin Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Members of the Cheyenne Post 6 legion league team, including Brandon Nimmo (24) line up on the third base line before a game on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Members of the Cheyenne Post 6 legion league team, including Brandon Nimmo (24) line up on the third base line before a game on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo, left, poses with his mother, Patti, and father, Ron, inside the family's 2688 sq. ft. barn on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. The barn is home to a batting cage, pictured behind the Nimmos, where Nimmo perfected his left-handed swing growing up. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)
Brandon Nimmo, left, poses with his mother, Patti, and father, Ron, inside the family's 2688 sq. ft. barn on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. The barn is home to a batting cage, pictured behind the Nimmos, where Nimmo perfected his left-handed swing growing up. (James Brosher / Special to New York Post)

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