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• Rangers' Marcus Semien: Back in spring lineup

  6H ago • By RotoWire

  Semien (illness) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Giants. Semien was scratched from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Reds after falling victim to a stomach bug, but he appears to have made enough strides in his recovery overnight to return to action. He's gotten off to a slow start at the dish during Cactus League play, recording six hits in 32 at-bats.

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• Rangers' Marcus Semien: Scratched due to stomach virus

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said that Semien was scratched from Wednesday's Cactus League lineup versus the Reds due to "a little stomach virus," Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports. The veteran second baseman should be ready to play in a day or two. Semien has gone 6-for-32 with a couple home runs so far this spring.

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• Rangers' Marcus Semien: Could get more off days

  12/19/2024 • By RotoWire

  Texas manager Bruce Bochy is considering giving Semien more days off in 2025, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. Semien, who is entering his age-34 season, has missed just four regular-season games in three years with the Rangers. Bochy said Wednesday he's discussed the idea of more off time with Semien and also broached moving him around the batting order; the second baseman has been Texas' primary leadoff hitter since signing with the club in 2022. Semien's .699 OPS last season was lower than his career mark (.763), but there wasn't much difference in his underlying metrics, suggesting a .250 BABIP as the most likely reason for his subpar 2024 season.

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• Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again

  09/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners. Semien's home run gave the Rangers a brief lead in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd of the season and fourth in the last six games. While Semien has been fantasy friendly in terms of home runs and runs scored (93), it's been a down season overall for the second baseman. Throwing out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the 33-year-old Semien's .704 OPS this season is the lowest its been since 2014.

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• Rangers' Marcus Semien: Goes deep in win

  09/13/2024 • By RotoWire

  Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 win over Seattle. Semien belted his 21st home run as part of the Rangers' three-run eighth inning that wiped out the Mariners' lead. It was the second home run in as many days, and third in the last four contests, for Semien, who has hit safely in seven of the last eight games while going 11-for-34 (.324).

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