Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's spring game against the Athletics.
Semien is batting .320 (8-for-25) with six runs scored over nine Cactus League contests. He fell off in all the major hitting categories in 2022, his first year with the Rangers, and he needs to bounce back in 2023 to justify the seven-year, $175 million investment Texas has in him.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swipes bag No. 25
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
After going 0-for-5 in the matinee, Semien got the Rangers on the board in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap, coming home on an Adolis Garcia single after stealing his 25th base of the year. Semien's prior career high in that category was only 15, but his power numbers took a major step backward from his massive 2021 performance with Toronto. With another six years and $150 million left on his contract with Texas, he'll get plenty of chances to try and put it all together.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Pops pair of homers
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Semien went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 10-9 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.
Semien accounted for two of the Rangers' five homers in the game, and he was one of three players across both teams to leave the yard twice. The infielder hit a two-run blast in the third inning, a solo shot in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the 11th to account for his four RBI. He's up to 26 homers, 82 RBI, 99 runs scored, 24 stolen bases and a .255/.311/.444 slash line through 154 contests. Semien has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-20 with three homers in that span.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Scores twice Sunday
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Semien went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Guardians.
The veteran made the most of a single and a walk as he came around to score both times. He now has 18 runs scored in 23 September contests, during which he is batting .337 (32-for-95). On the season, Semien is slashing .254/.312/.438 with 78 RBI and 96 runs scored, which is tied for fifth in the majors.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Hits 24th homer
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Semien went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Guardians. He also drew a walk.
Semien jumped on a curveball left over the plate by Cal Quantrill in the third inning and crushed it over the wall in center field to put the Rangers on the board. The second baseman drew a walk in his next at-bat and later added a single to give him his 10th multi-hit game this month. He also has four home runs in September to go along with 10 doubles, 14 RBI and 15 runs scored.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers in loss
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to Oakland.
Semien gave the Rangers an early lead with a second-inning homer, his 23rd of the season and the second three-run shot in the last four games. He's hit safely in four straight and has a .952 OPS through 14 games in September.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Three doubles, three runs in win
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Semien went 3-for-5 with three doubles and three runs scored in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Athletics.
Semien flexed some muscle against one of his former teams, producing multiple doubles in one game for the first time this year. He came around to score each time he got aboard, and each of his two-baggers led off an inning. The second baseman has posted consecutive three-hit games, raising his slash line to .248/.305/.428 with 22 home runs, 72 RBI, 89 runs scored, 24 stolen bases and 28 doubles through 141 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Goes deep in nightcap
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Semien went 3-for-4 with a triple, a two-run home run and an additional run and RBI in a 10-6 loss to the Marlins in the second game of Monday's doubleheader.
Semien gave the Rangers a brief 3-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning with his 22nd homer, but Texas relievers gave it all back and then some in the bottom of the frame. The second baseman endured a rough couple of months to start his career in Texas (.524 OPS through June 1), but Semien has an .825 OPS over 92 games since June 2, bashing 21 of his 22 home runs since then.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Adds 23rd steal
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Semien went 1-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Astros.
Semien has hit safely in 16 of his last 19 games, going 23-for-78 (.295) with three home runs, four steals, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored in that span. His contributions Wednesday came in the third inning in the form of an RBI single, a theft of second base and a run on Kole Calhoun's RBI single. Semien is slashing .242/.300/.415 with 21 homers, a career-high 23 steals, 68 RBI and 82 runs scored through 135 contests this year.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Steals 21st base
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Semien went 0-for-3 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in a 5-2 loss Sunday in Boston.
Semien walked, stole second and scored in Texas' two-run first inning. It was his 21st stolen base this season but only his second since July 31. The 31-year-old has reached base safely in 16 straight contests, posting a .313/.384/.547 line with 16 runs scored and eight walks in that span.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Provides late offense
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.
The Rangers were held in check through seven innings, before Semien's two-run blast in the eighth brought life to the team. Nathaniel Lowe homered two batters later, and Texas loaded the bases in the ninth but couldn't finish the comeback. The homer extended Semien's hitting streak to seven games (11-for-29, .379), and he has posted a .345/.383/.618 line with eight extra-base hits, nine RBI and 14 runs in 13 contests over the last two weeks.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Joins 20-20 club
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Semien went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Houston.
Semien's steal was his 20th and placed him in the 20-20 club (20 home runs, 20 steals) for the first time of his career. He joins outfielder Adolis Garcia as the second Rangers this year to achieve that feat. Semien topped his previous career high in steals (15 in 2021) earlier this season, which is due in part to the Rangers' philosophy of aggressiveness on the base paths, a benefit he talked about with Kennedi Landry of MLB.com in June.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers and triples in loss
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI triple and an additional run in a 7-6 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.
Semien has struggled to hit for average and reach base recently, as evidenced by his .211 average and .267 on-base percentage in August. However, Semien has shown some pop and now has six home runs this month, pushing his season total to 20. However, his overall production is down dramatically from his career-best 2021, as he's still sporting a middling .236/.295/.411 slash line.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Knocks in three
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Twins.
Semien delivered the winning run -- himself -- with a solo shot in the fourth, then knocked in individuals runs in the seventh and ninth innings. He's been fighting it at the plate recently and entered Sunday, batting .121 (4-for-33) over the previous eight contests. The home run was his 19th.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers in win
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Semien went 2-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Monday's win over Oakland.
After going hitless in his previous nine at bats, Semien returned to form with a two-hit effort Monday, including a solo home run in the third inning. The home run is his 18th on the season and keeps him on track for his first career 20/20 season. (Semien has 19 steals.) The veteran second baseman is now slashing .238/.296/.406 over 114 games this season.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swats leadoff dinger
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Astros.
Semien took Jose Urquidy deep on the fourth pitch of the game to give the Rangers an early lead. It was his 16th homer of the season and third in the last 10 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Collects three hits including homer
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Semien went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Angels.
Semien continues to fill in at shortstop with Corey Seager (lower leg) battling an injury. In Saturday's contest, Semien was the Rangers' best hitter and the only one to record multiple hits. The 31-year-old infielder has gone 13-for-47 (.277) in his last 11 contests. For the year, he owns a .241/.299/.402 slash line with 14 homers, 49 RBI, 55 runs scored and 18 stolen bases in 99 contests.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Records steal in win
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Angels.
Semien forced both of the Angels' errors in the contest. He opened the scoring in the sixth inning, hitting a double and then darting home on Jo Adell's error. In the ninth, Semien got aboard on a Luis Rengifo error and again came around to score as part of a five-run rally to pad the Rangers' lead. While Semien has gone just 4-for-30 (.133) in his last seven games, he remains a fixture in the lineup. He's slashing .236/.295/.392 with 18 steals in 20 attempts while adding 13 home runs, 46 RBI, 54 runs scored, 19 doubles and a pair of triples through 98 contests.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers, swipes 17th bag
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a 6-2 loss to the Mariners on Sunday.
After not hitting his first home run of the year until May 28, Semien is looking much more like his usual self. The veteran right-handed bat now has five home runs in July to give him 13 on the season. He also easily stole second off Chris Flexen in the bottom of the first for his 17th stolen base of the year. The number marks a new career-high. If Semien can continue to play the way he has in June and July, then he should be in line for another high-powered second half to complement his new propensity for steals.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swipes two bags in win
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Semien went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run and two stolen bases in a 5-2 win against Oakland on Wednesday.
Though he didn't collect any hits, Semien made a positive impact on the basepaths with a pair of thefts. He has a team-leading and career-high 16 steals on the campaign, but this was the first time he's picked up more than one in a game. Semien is one of only six major-leaguers with at least 10 homers and at least 15 steals so far this season.
