ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Nimmo always thought he might be like David Wright and spend his entire career with the Mets, and try to chase a World Series title in New York.

All that changed after a phone call from president of baseball operations David Stearns, who told him a deal was in place to send the 10-year outfielder to the Texas Rangers for Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien, if the Mets' longest-tenured player was willing to waive the no-trade provision in his contract that still has five more seasons.

“Life centered around that we were going to be New York Mets until the very end,” said the 32-year-old Nimmo, who just celebrated his daughter's first birthday and completed a new home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where the Mets hold spring training and he had planned to h

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