If there has been anything close to a certainty about the Rangers in the peaks and valleys of the last two seasons, it’s this: Batting first and playing second base, No. 2, Marcus Semien.

Will Marcus Semien enjoy a bounce-back season with the Texas Rangers simply because it’s an odd-numbered year? That’s been the recent pattern for the former Cal star. Semien finished third in ...

So that’s fun. But Bregman possibly being a second baseman this year had me thinking about him in relation to Marcus Semien.

Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien laughs with infielder Sebastian Walcott in the dugout during the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Seattle Mariners at Surprise Stadium ...

Despite their misfortune last year, All-Star infielder Marcus Semien believes the team can use its unsuccessful title defense ...