Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien looks out from the on deck circle ... which isn’t a bad thing for a kid who hit less than .200 before missing the final four months of the season.

Texas Rangers infielder Marcus Semien signs autographs during a spring training workout at the team's training facility on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Surprise, Ariz.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff ...

Will Marcus Semien enjoy a bounce-back season with the Texas Rangers simply because it’s an odd-numbered year? That’s been the recent pattern for the former Cal star. Semien finished third in ...

Semien played in 162 games in 2023 and 159 games last year. The last time he played fewer than 159 games in a full season was with the A's in 2017, when he played in 85 games due to a wrist injury.

If there has been anything close to a certainty about the Rangers in the peaks and valleys of the last two seasons, it’s this: Batting first and playing second base, No. 2, Marcus Semien.