6:34PM: The trade is official, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post.
4:27PM: The Mets and Rangers are in the finishing stages of a surprising one-for-one trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to Queens in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that Nimmo has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to allow the deal to proceed. The Mets are sending $5MM to the Rangers in partial salary offset, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.