Marcus Semien has plenty of experience. With three years remaining on the seven-year contract that he signed with the Rangers ahead of the 2022 season, the 35-year-old is set to begin his fourteenth year in the big leagues as the Mets’ starting second baseman in 2026.

Born in 1990, Semien was drafted by the White Sox twice, first in the 34th round of the 2008 draft out of high school and again in the 6th round in 2011. Two years later, he got his first major league cup of coffee, and in 2014, he made 255 plate appearances in the big leagues in Chicago. Following that season, Semien was traded alongside Chris Bassitt and a couple of other players in a deal that sent them to the A’s in exchange for Jeff Samardzija and Michael Ynoa.

Having played a mix of second base, third base, and shorts

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