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Rangers trade former Blue Jay Marcus Semien to Mets
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Ryley Delaney
Nov 23, 2025, 17:45 ESTUpdated: Nov 23, 2025, 17:44 EST
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A former Toronto Blue Jay is on the move.
On Sunday evening, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that former Blue Jay Marcus Semien has been traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Brandon Nimmo, the biggest transaction so far this off-season.
Nimmo was drafted by the Mets 13th overall in the 2011 draft, and he’s spent his entire career in the Big Apple. The outfielder began his big league career in 2016 and has slashed .262/.364/.438 with 135 home runs in 4,365 plate appearances for a 126 wRC+. His best season, at least in terms of fWAR, came in 2022. At the conclusion of that season, Nimmo signed an eight-year deal worth $162 million.
Semien, 35, signed a seven-year deal worth $175 million with the Rangers at the conclusion of the 2021 season. His strongest season with the team came in 2023, where he slashed .276/.348/.478 with 29 home runs, finishing the year with a 6.5 fWAR. The Rangers also went on to win the World Series that year, defeating former Blue Jays Gabriel Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
One of Semien’s better years came with the Blue Jays in his one year with the team in 2021. He slashed .265/.334/.538 with a career-best 45 home runs in 724 plate appearances for a 131 wRC+. Both he and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finished top three in American League MVP voting, but Shohei Ohtani won it.
In Semien’s four seasons with the Rangers, he’s slashing .249/.317/.737 with 93 home runs in 2,729 plate appearances, making two All-Star Games, winning a Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. Because Semien declined a qualifying offer after the 2021 season, the Blue Jays received the 77th overall pick in the 2022 draft, using it to select Tucker Toman.
This just appears to be a good old-fashioned baseball trade. It also probably means that the Mets are going to be incredibly active this off-season, perhaps looking to bring in an outfielder such as Kyle Tucker or Cody Bellinger. Time will tell as we’re quickly approaching the Winter Meetings!
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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