Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien was named American League Player of the Month on Wednesday after a monstrous May.
We found out last summer the Blue Jays enjoy playing at Sahlen Field. We found out Tuesday night they will have a real home field in 2021, Harrington says.
Semien batted .368 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in the month, while also compiling a .429 on-base percentage and .702 slugging percentage. On a one-year, $18 million contract after coming from Oakland, Semien rebounded quickly after batting just .211 with a .368 slugging percentage for the Blue Jays in April.
Semien had two hits in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the opener at Sahlen Field to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He's batting .389 in that stretch and has reached base in 36 of 37 games overall.
Semien is batting .300 for the season and is tied with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the American League lead in hits with 64. Semien's 13 home runs are second to Guerrero's 17, which lead the major leagues.
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