Marcus Semien will have surgery Tuesday on his wrist after a CT scan showed a fracture of his scaphoid bone. He will have another CT scan in six weeks; no additional timetable for his return has been made. This is bad news for Semien owners, as wrist injuries have a reputation for lasting well into [...]

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday after his MRI exam showed a bone contusion in his right wrist. The shortstop's wrist had been bothering him since spring training, and it's likely a reason for his slow start (.171, no home runs, one RBI in 11 ga[...]

Marcus Semien was diagnosed with a bone contusion in his right wrist and will receive a CT scan on Monday. The wrist was bothering him during Friday's game and kept him out completely during Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Astros. It sounds like Semien should avoid any serious time away, but we will kno[...]

Fantasy owners have been treated to a radically different Marcus Semien so far this season. Semien has yet to hit a home run but has provided four steals and eight walks, good for a .368 on-base percentage despite his .172 batting average. Batting leadoff, Marcus Semien went 0-for-3 with two walks a[...]

A's shortstop Marcus Semien will bat leadoff in tonight's game against Yu Darvish and the Rangers. Matt Joyce will hit second, and Rajai Davis slides down to ninth. Semien is 3-for-8 in his career against Darvish, and has reached base all five games this season with a .421 OBP. Additionally, Semien [...]

The A's faced their first left-handed pitcher of the season today, and their lineup may provide some insight into how manager Bob Melvin plans to deploy his hitters going forward. The biggest change is shortstop Marcus Semien, who moved from the eight spot up to the two spot. Semien went 1-for-3 tod[...]

Marcus Semien's late-season surge continued on Saturday night. The young shortstop went 4-for-6 with two doubles, two runs, and one RBI. Semien has put up a fantastic season for Oakland, batting .238 with 27 homers and 74 RBI. The batting average leaves something to be desired, but 27-homer shortsto[...]

Marcus Semien went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run on [...]

Marcus Semien had a big night at the plate on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The young shortstop has been on fire at the plate over the past week, blasting three homers and adding 13 RBI, bringing him up to 26 long balls and 69 RBI on the season. He has provided excellent pow[...]

Marcus Semien went 0-for-3 on Sunday, bringing his average down to .233 on the year. The young shortstop has really been slumping in September, batting just .125 with three runs and no RBI. Even though he has provided solid power numbers this year, don't hesitate to bench him if you have a better op[...]