MARCUS SEMIEN NEWS

Check out Semien's home run ' 09/29/2021 Check out Marcus Semien's home run against the Yankees #CreatorCuts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • MLB.COM

Marcus Semien's 44th homer ' 09/29/2021 Marcus Semien belts a two-run homer to left field for his 44th long ball of the season, the most ever by a second baseman in AL/NL history

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • MLB.COM

Bichette homers twice, Blue Jays top Yanks 6-5, tighten race

Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive off Clay Holmes in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5, tightened the AL wild-card rac...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

2nd to none: Semien hits record 44th HR as second baseman

Blue Jays slugger Marcus Semien has set a major league record for home runs by a second baseman with his 44th of the season

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marcus Semien's two-run homer ' 09/29/2021 Marcus Semien belts a two-run homer to left field for his 44th long ball of the season, most ever by a second baseman in AL/NL history

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • MLB.COM

Jays' Marcus Semien hits 44th homer, most ever by second baseman Semien took Gerrit Cole deep to left field in the first inning Wednesday, surpassing Davey Johnson's mark of 43 homers in 1973.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Berrios expected to start as Blue Jays host the Yankees

The Yankees will start Gerrit Cole on Wednesday and the Blue Jays are expected to counter with Jose Berrios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scherzer, Ohtani, Harper and more: FOX Sports hands out MVP and Cy Young awards

As the regular season winds down, FOX Sports' MLB writers cast their ballots for MVP and Cy Young. Here are the results.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Jax expected to start for Minnesota against Toronto

The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah on Sunday while the Twins are expected to counter with Griffin Jax

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'I'll take us over anybody': Marcus Semien, Robbie Ray help Blue Jays top Twins to turn momentum around It wasn’t mathematically a must-win for Toronto per se, but the club was determined to turn their momentum around against Minnesota.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Goes yard in win Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over Minnesota.

Impact The 31-year-old's 43rd homer of the year tied him with Davey Johnson for the most in a single season by a second baseman. Semien's power surge has seen him swat 11 long balls in 24 September games. He's added a .271/.341/.548 slash line with 99 RBI, 111 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 692 plate appearances in arguably the best year of his career.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

LEADING OFF: Cardinals seek franchise-best 15th straight win

The surging Cardinals will try for a franchise-record 15th consecutive win in a game at Wrigley Field

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swats homer in loss Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Twins on Friday.

Impact Toronto managed only four hits in the loss, with half of those coming off Semien's bat. The infielder accounted for the team's only run of the game with his 439-foot solo shot in the sixth inning. Semien has gone deep in three of his past seven contests and ranks fourth in the majors with 42 long balls on the campaign. He is one homer away from tying Davey Johnson's all-time single-season mark for a second baseman.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton's homer spoils Berríos' return; Twins beat Jays 3-1

Byron Buxton’s two-run homer spoiled José Berríos’ return to Minnesota and dealt a blow to Toronto's playoff hopes as the Twins beat the Blue Jays 3-1

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marcus Semien's solo home run ' 09/24/2021 Marcus Semien crushes a solo home run to center field off of Bailey Ober, trimming the Twins' lead to 3-1 in the top of the 6th inning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • MLB.COM

Pineda scheduled to start as Minnesota hosts Toronto

The Blue Jays will start Steven Matz on Thursday while the Twins are expected to counter with Michael Pineda

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gammons: He isn't going to win the MVP, but Marcus Semien has proven extraordinarily valuable to Blue Jays Semien has proven to be a fantastic free-agent signing. But what will his future hold, and will it keep him in Toronto?

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Patino expected to start for the Rays against the Blue Jays

The Rays will send Luis Patino to the mound Wednesday and the Blue Jays will give Julian Merryweather the start

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers in loss Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Rays.

Impact Semien made the game interesting late after slugging a two-run shot off David Robertson in the ninth to make it a 6-4 ballgame. The 30-year-old has at least a hit in 17 of 19 games and is fourth in baseball with 41 homers. Currently playing on a one-year prove-it contract, all Semien has done this year is prove his worth, as he's slashing .270/.340/.544 with 81 extra-base hits, 97 RBI, 108 runs scored, 15 steals and 63:136 BB:K over 670 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmussen scheduled to start as Tampa Bay hosts Toronto

The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah on Tuesday and the Rays are expected to counter with Drew Rasmussen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marcus Semien's two-run homer ' 09/20/2021 Marcus Semien hammers a two-run homer, his 41st of the season, to trim the deficit to 6-4 against the Rays in the top of the 9th

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • MLB.COM

Marcus Semien's two-run homer ' 09/20/2021 Marcus Semien hammers a two-run homer, his 41st of the season, to trim the deficit to 6-4 against the Rays in the top of the 9th

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • MLB.COM

Shane Baz wins MLB debut, Rays cut Blue Jays' wild-card lead

Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his major league debut and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays cut Toronto’s lead in the wild-card chase, holding off the Blue...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Semien helps Blue Jays move past Yanks to playoff position Marcus Semien became the fifth second baseman to hit 40 home runs in a season, and the Toronto Blue Jays moved back into a playoff position...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • SACBEE.COM

Berríos tops old team, Blue Jays increase lead, beat Twins

José Berríos pitched into the seventh inning to beat his former team, Bo Bichette homered in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays increased their lead in the playoff r...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS