We're all blessed, as baseball players, to be playing this game, especially to make a living at it. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
All you can do is hope that young kids are playing baseball and working hard to make their way up. It takes… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I look in the clubhouses I am in, and all you can hope is that young kids are playing baseball and working… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I hit all over the lineup in Oakland and I think that I had my best year hitting leadoff, and that was… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
When our power swing's not there, how do we win a ballgame? We gotta find other ways to execute. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Any time a guy gets hit, it's between the pitcher and the catcher, the manager, whoever. Whoever's decision it was. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Everyone likes home runs, but I just want to put together good at-bats. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
However you score runs, whether it's walking and getting on base or whatever... I want to score runs. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I feel like if you can make the routine plays as consistent as you can, and you end up with a couple… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
It used to be just fielding percentage, now it's both. Do you make every play that you're supposed to make? And do… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
The bottom line is, there are great players in this game who deserve to earn what they're worth, what their value is.… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I still see myself as a shortstop since I've been playing the position for so long, but I moved over there to… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
As a hitter, you work really hard to feel good and feel strong, to do all the work in the cage. And… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I have goals I want to set throughout the spring, certain plate appearances, just getting on time. It takes a while, once… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
When the whole lineup is struggling, you want to be that guy to get everybody going. That's baseball, though. Some nights it's… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Me talking about my batting average and not getting hits is not going to help me do better tomorrow. Staying positive is… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
We play the most games in all of sports. All the sports you watch, everybody talks about baseball and 'How do you… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I remember as a kid going to Peoria for the Junior Olympics or something. It was not a major-league stadium with three… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
If you are facing a guy with a high walk rate, shrink the zone a little bit. If another pitcher has a… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I know when I get on base, I can run the bases well and make something happen. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Just plate discipline and hitting the fastball. I think that those are always the keys for me. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I think for me it was always being an everyday player in the Major Leagues and trying to see how you can… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Your whole childhood it's A's and Giants, I want to play for the A's or Giants when I grow up. You just… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
You want to score runs, you do whatever you can to reach base. You get on base, you do whatever you can… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
If we can help all these kids who are working so hard each and every day playing baseball by giving them some… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
It's good for college baseball, providing opportunity for Black players. They're able to season their game a little bit more from age… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
It's great to start your career in the big leagues, start the season in the big leagues, if you can. If not,… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I've always been on teams that hit for power, so you don't want to run into outs. But when the pitchers or… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
The Major Leagues are a different game. Initially it's survival, but the more you play and more experience you get, the sky… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
There's a lot of ways to win a Major League Baseball game; it's not always gonna be us scoring a ton of… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
Any time a guy gets hit, it's between the pitcher and the catcher, the manager, whoever. Whoever's decision it was. — Marcus Semien Copy Share
Matt Chapman came up as a rookie in 2017 and became a leader immediately and you don't see that every day. His defence is… — Marcus Semien Copy Share
Obviously, if I stay consistent playing my game, hopefully good things happen. — Marcus Semien Copy Share
Your whole childhood it's A's and Giants, I want to play for the A's or Giants when I grow up. You just casually say… — Marcus Semien Copy Share
I was never the person with the most talent who just felt like he could show up and hit a home run, so preparation… — Marcus Semien Copy Share
The biggest thing in the postseason is putting the ball in play, working counts and swinging at good pitches. — Marcus Semien Copy Share
When the whole lineup is struggling, you want to be that guy to get everybody going. That's baseball, though. Some nights it's there, some… — Marcus Semien Copy Share
It's great to start your career in the big leagues, start the season in the big leagues, if you can. If not, make the… — Marcus Semien Copy Share
