Mets, Rangers agree to swap All-Stars Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien in blockbuster deal: report

The New York Mets and Texas Rangers reportedly agreed to a commercialized involving a mates of All-Stars connected Sunday to kickstart their offseason.

The Mets volition get 2nd baseman Marcus Semien, portion outfielder Brandon Nimmo volition caput to the Rangers, according to ESPN.

New York’s mediate infield volition diagnostic Semien, a three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glover and Silver Slugger, and Francisco Lindor.

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New York Mets near fielder Brandon Nimmo (9) enters the dugout to play the Pittsburgh Pirates astatine PNC Park connected June 28, 2025 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

Meanwhile, the Rangers adhd immoderate seasoned beingness to a young outfield successful Texas pursuing a mediocre 81-81 run successful 2025.

For the Mets, it is an absorbing determination considering Nimmo being a homegrown merchandise who signed an eight-year woody reportedly worthy $162 cardinal successful December 2022 to stay with the squad agelong term. Nimmo was besides the Mets’ longest-tenured subordinate and a fan-favorite.

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Semien, 35, is inactive owed $26 cardinal per play for the adjacent 3 seasons. However, does Nimmo’s departure enactment New York successful the moving for apical outfield endowment similar Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger?

The Mets surely cognize however to marque splashes successful this Steve Cohen Era, astir notably Juan Soto joining the squad connected an MLB-record woody this past offseason.

Marcus Semien #2 of the Texas Rangers rounds the bases aft hitting a location tally successful the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during Game Five of the World Series astatine Chase Field connected Nov. 1, 2023 successful Phoenix, Arizona.  (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

That said, the Mets besides person 2 cardinal escaped agents — person Edwin Diaz and archetypal baseman Pete Alonso — who fans would emotion to spot backmost successful orangish and bluish adjacent season.

For the Rangers, Nimmo joins an outfield with coagulated young talent, including Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter. 

Nimmo has spent each 10 seasons of his vocation with the Mets, his latest seeing a .262 mean with a .760 OPS implicit 155 games. The left-handed hitter has slashed .262/.438/.802 with 135 homers and 463 RBI implicit his 1,066 regular-season games with New York implicit those 10 seasons.

Meanwhile, Semien is coming disconnected a twelvemonth with a .230/.305/.364 slash enactment with 15 homers and 62 RBI implicit 127 games. While it has been immoderate conflict astatine the plate, Semien provides large defence astatine his presumption implicit his 13 years successful the league, which included clip with the then-Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.

Marcus Semien and Brandon Nimmo were swapped by the Texas Rangers and New York Mets respectively successful a blockbuster offseason MLB trade.  (Getty Images)

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With the Winter Meetings acceptable for Dec. 8-11, some teams could beryllium gearing up for a engaged offseason aft this blockbuster move.

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