Report: Blue Jays agree to 1-year, $18M contract with Marcus Semien
Posted January 26, 2021 6:27 pm.
Last Updated January 27, 2021 12:42 am.
The Toronto Blue Jays have dipped back into the free-agent market.
The club has agreed to a one-year, $18-million contract with shortstop Marcus Semien, according to multiple reports.
Source confirms, #BlueJays and Marcus Semien in agreement on an $18m, one-year deal pending physical. https://t.co/RusOoODxur
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) January 26, 2021
The 30-year-old has spent the past six seasons in Oakland as their starting shortstop, enjoying a breakout year in 2019 during which he hit .285/.369.522 with a career-high 33 home runs and 92 RBIs, finishing third in American League MVP voting.
Semien is expected to play second base in Toronto, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, which would keep Bo Bichette at shortstop.
The latest move comes after the Blue Jays signed outfielder George Springer to the longest and most expensive contract in team history, agreeing to a six-year, $150 million deal.
The Blue Jays and Springer are expected to address the media on Wednesday.
