Nimmo, 32, achieved career highs in home runs, RBI, and games played for New York-NL in 2025
Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has acquired outfielder Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations from the New York Mets in exchange for second baseman Marcus Semien.
Nimmo, 32, batted .262/.324/.436/.760 (154-587) in 2025 with the Mets, setting career highs in home runs (25), RBI (92), and games played (155), and ranking 3rd on the club in hits, RBI, and doubles (27). The outfielder made defensive starts in leftfield (146) and centerfield (1) last season, as he registered a career-high 5 outfield assists. Nimmo’s .996 fielding percentage (one error in 264 total chances) was the 7th-best mark among qualified National League outfielders in 2025.
The 10-year MLB veteran carries a career .262/.364/.438/.802 slash line with 135 home runs and 463 RBI over 1066 games spent exclusively with New York-NL. Since 2022, Nimmo has accrued 14.1 wins above replacement (baseball-reference) – the 18th-highest total among N.L. position players in that span – and has appeared in at least 151 games in each of those four seasons – one of just nine players in MLB to accomplish the feat. Since 2020, the left-handed-hitting Nimmo ranks among qualified N.L. batters in triples (6th, 22), times hit by pitch (7th, 57), singles (9th, 487), times on base (10th, 1166), and on-base percentage (12th, .356).
A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Nimmo has spent each of his 15 professional seasons in the Mets organization after he was selected by New York-NL with the 13th overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft. He ranks among Mets franchise leaders (min. 3000 PA) in on-base percentage (6th) and OPS (8th), while his 32 career triples and 524 career walks are each 5th-most in franchise history. Nimmo would become the 3rd player born in Wyoming to appear for the Rangers, joining Mike Devereaux (1997) and Jan Dukes (1972).
