The Oakland A’s longtime shortstop and hometown star is officially gone.
Free agent Marcus Semien signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, reports insider Jon Heyman. It’s a one-year, $18 million contract, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Semien is expected to play primarily second base for the Jays, adds Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
While Semien’s departure this winter was always an inevitability, the wonky offseason market and a surprising lack of demand for his services made a return to Oakland seem tantalizingly possible. Indeed, he did end up settling for a one-year deal, but not back home in the Bay.