NEW YORK — A month ago, Marcus Semien was a father of four with three years left on a lucrative contract in Texas.

Needless to say, there’s been a couple of big changes around the house lately.

Three weeks after he and his wife, Tarah, welcomed their fifth child, Semien was traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets on Monday for veteran outfielder Brandon Nimmo.

And just like that, the Gold Glove second baseman was headed to a new city and his fifth major league team — first in the National League.

“It was surprising. Just understanding that, hey, I signed here on a long-term deal four years ago,” Semien said Tuesday via Zoom. “But once again, I’m very conscious of what’s going on in the business side of baseball, just kind of paying attention to everything. So in the back of my mind,

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