Presser: Marcus Semien Reacts To His Trade To The New York Mets
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey Marcus, Anthony Decomo with MLB.com. I guess when did you first catch a whiff that something like this might happen and what was just the timeline of your eyes of that and the trade actually coming to pass?
How you doing Anthony?
When did Marcus Semien first learn about his trade to the Mets?
Yeah, I just want to first start out by saying thank you to the Mets organization for welcoming me into their family. Found out on Friday, so last Friday, the trade went down on, or it was announced Sunday, but I got a call from my agent, and I was training at the time, so I took the call, and I just heard that something might be happening between the Mets and the Rangers regarding me, so he said, just keep your phone on, and he'll get back to me. He called me later that evening, know he represents both of us brandon and uh me so he knew what was going on on both sides he knew that there was a no trade clause on brandon's side that we were just kind of waiting on so that's what my weekend looked like uh i guess what was maybe the level of of surprise um and what do you know about the mets and what they're trying to do here yeah i mean i know in this business anything can happen you know i think that
You know, based off of the talk regarding where the Rangers were and the talk regarding where the Mets were, I knew that anything was possible, you know. I'm excited to join a ball club that has good veteran players, great veteran players, Hall of Famers, and strong young players that look hungry. I got a chance to sit back and watch the series in September. I had an injury, so I just sat back and watched, and I liked the passion that the Mets players were playing with. I liked the young pitching staff that they were putting out there and the stuff that those guys had. You know, I've just been thinking about that series and imagining myself on that side now, and it makes me really excited. Thank you.
Our next question is from Mike Puma.
What does Marcus Semien appreciate about the Mets organization?
Hey, Marcus. Mike Puma from the New York Post. Just wondering, David Stearns yesterday referred to you as a winning player. How would you define that? How do you define a winning player? How you doing, Mike? Yeah, you hear that a lot in this industry. I heard that a lot with my former president, Chris Young. That's what people are looking for in this industry. I think that for me, a winning player means somebody who's going to go out there every single day and give it their all, sacrifice everything. themselves for the team, put their body on the line for the team, and go out there and play baseball trying to do the things that help you win the game. For me, that means scoring runs, producing runs, trying to keep the other team from scoring runs on defense, running the base as well, taking care of all the fundamentals that baseball demands of us.
and doing a little bit something extra to get a win for your team each night. And as a veteran player, how much will you look at part of your job bringing people together in that clubhouse and making sure everybody's on the same wavelength? Yeah, that's very important to me. That's something that has always been a goal of mine in whatever clubhouse I'm in. I started out as a young player with the Chicago White Sox. I was traded pretty early in my career and traded to my hometown in Oakland, you know, where... That was the best example at the time when I got to Oakland of what a brotherhood looked like. I moved on to Toronto, where it was a younger group that had the same thing, where they all came up together.
And, you know, as I got to Texas, you know, it's just meeting new people, understanding who you're playing with, also understanding your staff, who you're working, you know, playing for with the coaches. And I think everybody aligned to go out there and give it their all and put forth their best effort to win baseball games is, you know, a culture that I want to be a part of. Thank you.
Bruce Beck. Hey, Marcus. Welcome. What would you like New York fans to know about you?
Thanks, Bruce. You know, I'm a God-fearing man. I'm a family man. I am extremely passionate about the game of baseball.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:15
2
When did Marcus Semien first learn about his trade to the Mets?
0:15–2:22
3
What does Marcus Semien appreciate about the Mets organization?
2:22–12:21
4
How does Marcus Semien define a 'winning player'?
12:21–19:07
5
What is Marcus Semien's leadership style in the clubhouse?
19:07–29:23
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