In a transaction that became official Monday, the Mets, Rangers and Brandon Nimmo all made trades.

Nimmo, who owned a no-trade clause, was willing to trade what might have become Mets immortality for what he feels is a real chance at a World Series with a team that wants him and is three seasons removed from lifting the trophy.

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Sure, he said, he liked his odds of winning in Queens, but David Stearns had made it clear to him that Stearns felt the Mets’ best chances at a title involved this Nimmo-for-Marcus Semien swap being completed.

If Nimmo vetoed the trade, he essentially would be hurting the M

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