Marcus Semien just keeps hitting, and now he’s climbing up the A’s franchise history books.
Last week we marveled at how Semien is one of the hottest hitters in MLB since the All-Star break, and he has continued to produce since then. During the second half of the season he’s got a 1.002 OPS and a 163 wRC+, and at 7 WAR for the year on both scales he’s looking like a legitimate MVP candidate.
On Friday, Semien laced his 40th double of the season in Oakland’s victory over the Rangers. Put that together with his 31 homers, and he joins the following list of A’s ever to hit 30+ HR and 40+ doubles:
- Marcus Semien (2019), 31 HR, 40 2B (w/ 8 games to go)
That’s the whole list, though of course there have been some near misses.