“When I’m not getting hits and I’m not hitting you get frustrated, but I understand this is a long season,” Semien said. Sometimes you start with slumps, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to get out of it, so that’s where we’re at.”Woodward noticed a change in Semien recently. Semien recently talked with former Rangers great Adrian Beltré, who said he had a “horrible” first season in Seattle after signing a big free agent deal. In Friday’s game, Woodward even said he saw the first — albeit tiny — sign of frustration from the All-Star shortstop. A reminder for the rest of the Rangers: “He’s human,” Woodward said with a laugh.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 29, 2022 12:32 UTC