1990
Born September 17, 1990
San Francisco, CA, USA
Marcus Semien Notable
b. September 17, 1990 · Chicago White Sox 2013–2014, Oakland Athletics 2015–2020, Toronto Blue Jays 2021, Texas Rangers 2022–2025
Marcus Semien played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 2013 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2025. His longest stay was with the Oakland Athletics, from 2015 to 2020.
He collected 1,613 hits over 1,629 games, batting .253 with 801 runs batted in. He finished with 253 home runs, 323 doubles, 631 walks and 139 stolen bases.
He led the league in hits once, in 2023, with 185. He led the league in runs once, in 2023, with 122. He played 813 games at shortstop, with 2,271 assists and 107 errors. He turned 447 double plays. He also played 772 games at second base.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2021 and 2024.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on September 17, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Gold Glove | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
| Silver Slugger | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2019 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CHW | 21 | 69 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .261 |
| 2014 | CHW | 64 | 231 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 70 | 3 | .234 |
| 2015 | OAK | 155 | 556 | 65 | 143 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 42 | 132 | 11 | .257 |
| 2016 | OAK | 159 | 568 | 72 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 75 | 51 | 139 | 10 | .238 |
| 2017 | OAK | 85 | 342 | 53 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 85 | 12 | .249 |
| 2018 | OAK | 159 | 632 | 89 | 161 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 131 | 14 | .255 |
| 2019 | OAK | 162 | 657 | 123 | 187 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 92 | 87 | 102 | 10 | .285 |
| 2020 | OAK | 53 | 211 | 28 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 50 | 4 | .223 |
| 2021 | TOR | 162 | 652 | 115 | 173 | 39 | 2 | 45 | 102 | 66 | 146 | 15 | .265 |
| 2022 | TEX | 161 | 657 | 101 | 163 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 83 | 53 | 120 | 25 | .248 |
| 2023 | TEX | 162 | 670 | 122 | 185 | 40 | 4 | 29 | 100 | 72 | 110 | 14 | .276 |
| 2024 | TEX | 159 | 650 | 101 | 154 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 74 | 64 | 105 | 8 | .237 |
| 2025 | TEX | 127 | 470 | 62 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 50 | 93 | 11 | .230 |
| Career | — | 1629 | 6365 | 968 | 1613 | 323 | 36 | 253 | 801 | 631 | 1305 | 139 | .253 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Marcus Semien
Marcus Semien made a major-league debut on September 4, 2013.
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