{"id":389,"date":"2026-05-25T06:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:36:14","slug":"marcus-semiens-prolonged-slump-continues-as-concerns-mount-for-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Semien’s prolonged slump continues as concerns mount for Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIAMI \u2014 Marcus Semien\u2019s season hasn\u2019t had many highlights, and these days he stands among the symbols of the Mets lineup\u2019s futility.<\/p>\n

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The veteran second baseman went 0-for-4 in the 4-0 loss to the Marlins on Sunday that completed Miami\u2019s three-game sweep. Semien\u2019s day was marked by the double play he grounded into in the sixth inning after Brett Baty drew a leadoff walk in a scoreless game.<\/p>\n

Semien owns a paltry .552 OPS in May. <\/p>\n

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He isn\u2019t alone among the Mets who have underperformed, but the team at least received a semblance of life from Bo Bichette earlier this road trip when he delivered three homers over two games. <\/p>\n

From Mark Vientos to Baty, right down the line, the Mets aren\u2019t receiving production, other than Juan Soto\u2019s hot bat. And Soto was scratched from Sunday\u2019s lineup because of illness.<\/p>\n

Semien, 35, arrived in the November trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to Texas. <\/p>\n

The deal was orchestrated by president of baseball operations David Stearns largely to swap the five years and $102.5 million remaining on Nimmo\u2019s contract for the three years and $72 million on Semien\u2019s, but the Mets also expected some level of production from Semien. <\/p>\n

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They have not received it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I am feeling is that I am putting the ball in play, but I am not driving the ball,\u201d Semien said. \u201cI am just trying to do everything I can to be on time, to be ready for high velocity and handle the off-speed they throw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Semien overall owns a .214\/.263\/.297 slash line with three homers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been hard for him, but this is a guy that continues to show up and put the work in, day in and day out,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cYou hope at some point that he\u2019s going to come out of it. He\u2019s been in this league a long time and there is a reason why we want to continue to run him out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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