Marcus Semien reached out to A’s general manager David Forst before the A’s started their three-week training camp at Oakland Coliseum to say he’s going to take a leadership role in making sure players are staying as safe as possible during baseball’s return to work.
The start shortstop is a Bay Area native and a full-time resident here. He sees how seriously people are taking the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and wants to make sure the A’s act the same way. It’s not just about keeping 42 finely tuned athletes healthy. It’s about more vulnerable parts of the A’s staff still going about their business.