{"id":573427,"date":"2026-02-15T05:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/573427\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T05:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:02:30","slug":"mets-marcus-semien-upbeat-about-reunion-with-bo-bichette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/573427\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets’ Marcus Semien upbeat about reunion with Bo Bichette"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Marcus Semien has seen two significant developments in the Mets infield in recent weeks that couldn\u2019t have been anticipated when he was traded to the club in November.<\/p>\n

First, they signed Semien\u2019s former Blue Jays teammate Bo Bichette to play third base<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Then, before Semien even reported to spring training, he learned that double-play partner Francisco Lindor would be sidelined in camp, with Opening Day in question, after he underwent hamate bone surgery in his left hand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new Mets second baseman plunged into his initial spring workouts Saturday upbeat about his reunion with Bichette and lamenting Lindor\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

\"SecondSecond baseman Marcus Semien works in a fielding drill during Mets\u2019 spring training on Feb. 14, 2026. Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/p>\n

Bichette, a former shortstop, began his transformation to third base last week after arriving on a three-year contract worth $126 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a little older, a little more seasoned, and now he\u2019s learning a new position,\u201d former shortstop Semien said of the 27-year-old Bichette, with whom he played in 2021. \u201cI was in that position when I met him. I was learning second base, so there\u2019s things we can talk about.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s two different positions, but being in a new place and learning a new position can get uncomfortable at times, I am sure. And because he\u2019s such a pure hitter and a great hitter, you know he\u2019s going to be one of the best hitters. I think we\u2019ll just talk about defense and see how well we play together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindor underwent hamate bone surgery Wednesday and faces a six-week recovery. <\/p>\n

It leaves Semien to work mainly with Ronny Mauricio, Vidal Bruj\u00e1n, Grae Kessinger and Jackson Cluff in the middle infield.<\/p>\n

\"MarcusMarcus Semen makes a throw after fielding a ball during Mets\u2019 spring training on Feb. 14, 2026. Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really a bummer,\u201d Semien said of Lindor\u2019s surgery. \u201cI was looking forward to this time of the spring, but it doesn\u2019t take away the fact he\u2019s going to be back, hopefully for Opening Day, and we\u2019ll get as many games as we can together. But I think communication is a big thing. We\u2019ve already been talking this offseason how we want to do things, and I just can\u2019t wait until he gets here to kind of talk through some things that maybe we won\u2019t be able to work on here in spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mets acquired Semien, 35, in a trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to Texas<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Semien brings Gold Glove defense to second base but was below average offensively last season, when he posted a .230\/.305\/.364 slash line with 15 homers and 62 RBIs. <\/p>\n

It was a second straight season in which his OPS fell below .700.<\/p>\n

The Mets also value the veteran\u2019s leadership qualities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a guy who has been in that role on winning teams,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cHe\u2019s been in the league for a long time, and the one thing from him is to lead by example. We have a bunch of leaders in that clubhouse, and he\u2019s another one that we\u2019re counting on, not only posting and playing and performing but just the way he works, with the way he goes about his business. He\u2019s not a guy that is going to be saying much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Semien said his conversations with the team\u2019s new hitting staff, headed by director of major league hitting Jeff Albert, began immediately following the trade. <\/p>\n

Troy Snitker is the team\u2019s new hitting coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cConversations about what they thought of my last two seasons offensively and what are some adjustments maybe I can make to get back on track,\u201d Semien said. \u201cThose conversations were good. I think I have been able to control the strike zone for the most part, but it\u2019s about hitting the ball with more authority and getting my body in the right position to do that more consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Marcus Semien has seen two significant developments in the Mets infield in recent weeks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,88,227,386,101,4,1690,61,2548,4203,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-573427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-bo-bichette","10":"tag-francisco-lindor","11":"tag-marcus-semien","12":"tag-mets","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-mets","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkmets","18":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116072897403992955","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}