Brandon Nimmo gave Mets followers a heartfelt goodbye on Monday.
The profession Met, who’s now a member of the Rangers following a commerce on Sunday, known as his time with the group a “dream” and an “honor.”
“To the followers I’ll all the time maintain close to and expensive,” Nimmo wrote in a publish on Instagram. “There may be really no approach I might adequately put into phrases how a lot my tenure with the Mets has meant to me. All I can say is thanks. Thanks Mets followers for embracing and welcoming a child from Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Massive Apple.
“I all the time aspired to develop into an enormous leaguer—I by no means knew I’d have the chance to perform that dream in a metropolis so wildly passionate in regards to the recreation of baseball. The final 14 years have felt like a dream, and it has been an absolute honor to share them with you. You made me really feel like household, and I hope you felt the identical. I’ll all the time be pleased about our time and recollections collectively. With love, all the time.”
Nimmo was traded to the Rangers on Sunday for second baseman Marcus Semien.
Nimmo waived his no-trade clause to permit the deal in hopes of profitable a World Collection in Texas.
The commerce was made official on Monday, and in a press release launched by homeowners Steve and Alex Cohen, they thanked him for his time in Queens.
“Brandon represented our group with coronary heart, grit, and keenness,” they wrote. “He embodied every little thing it meant to be a Met on and off the sphere. We’re grateful for every little thing he gave to our staff and group. We want Brandon, Chelsea, and Tatum all the very best.”
Nimmo spent 10 years with the Mets after the membership chosen him thirteenth total within the 2011 MLB Draft.
Throughout that point with the Mets, Nimmo had a .262 batting common, 135 residence runs and 463 RBIs.
