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Marcus Semien is an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Texas Rangers.
On January 30th, 2021, Semien signed a one-year, $18 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. On July 1st, he was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, as the starting second baseman for the AL in the 2021 All-Star Game. On September 29th, Semien hit his 44th home run of the 2021 season, breaking Davey Johnson’s MLB record for the most home runs in a season by a primary second baseman.
Semien finished the 2021 season hitting .265/.334/.538 with 45 home runs, 102 RBIs, and an MLB-leading 86 extra-base hits. He finished third in American League MVP voting, behind only Shohei Ohtani and teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
In 2023, Semien again led the league in plate appearances (753) after playing in all 162 games, while batting .276/.348/.478 with a league-leading 122 runs. In addition, he set the single–season (regular and postseason) in MLB history record for plate appearances, attaining 835 total plate appearances, which passed Lenny Dykstra’s previous record of 833. Semien became the fifth player in MLB history with at least 100 RBI in the leadoff spot, and won a Silver Slugger award. He finished third in AL MVP Voting, behind Shohei Ohtani and his teammate Corey Seager.
With the Rangers, Semien won the 2023 World Series as the team defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. In 2024 playing in all but three games, he batted .237/.308/.391 with 23 home runs and 74 RBI. In addition, he hit a single (his 1,500th career hit) playing against the Oakland A’s in the last series of games played at Oakland Coliseum.
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