Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager will have a new double-play partner this season after second baseman Marcus Semien was traded to the New York Mets in the offseason.
Seager addressed his relationship with Semien on Monday at training camp in Surprise, Arizona, in a video posted by Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports.
“I think that’s things that are in-house that people don’t know about, right?” Seager said. “That’s just all speculation. Me and Marcus had a fine relationship. We both respected each other, we were both professional, and we knew how to go about our business and try to accomplish a goal. And we did that in ‘23. So, like I said, you can’t take that away from us.”
Seager, 31, is a five-time All-Star (three appearances with the Rangers) and two-time World Series MVP, including in 2023 with Texas. He has hit .278 with 117 home runs in four seasons with the Rangers. He was limited to 102 games last season because of injuries and hit .271 with 21 home runs and 50 RBIs.
Semien, 35, is a three-time All-Star (two appearances with the Rangers). He hit .249 with 93 homers in four seasons with Texas and hit .230 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs in 127 games last season.
Semien was traded to the Mets for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, 32, a 10-year veteran who hit .262 last season with a career-high 25 home runs.
Josh Smith, 28, is expected to step in at second base for the Rangers. He hit .251 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs last season in his fourth year with the club.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
Feb. 3 Boston 110, Mavericks 100
Feb. 5 San Antonio 135, Mavericks 123
Feb. 7 San Antonio 138, Mavericks 125
Feb. 10 Phoenix 120, Mavericks 111
Feb. 12 L.A. Lakers 124, Mavericks 104
Feb. 20 at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m., ESPN, KFAA, MavsTV
Feb. 22 at Indiana, 4 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV
Feb. 24 at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV
Feb. 26 vs. Sacramento, 6:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV
Feb. 27 vs. Memphis, 7:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV
Jan. 28 Houston 79, TCU 70
Feb. 1 Colorado 87, TCU 61
Feb. 7 TCU 84, Kansas State 82
Feb. 10 TCU 62, Iowa State 55
Feb. 14 TCU 95, Oklahoma State 92 (OT)
Feb. 17 at Central Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia, 4 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 24 vs. Arizona State, 8 p.m., CBSSN
Feb. 28 at Kansas State, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2
March 3 at Texas Tech, 6 p.m., FS1
Jan. 29 TCU 79, Kansas 77
Feb. 1 Texas Tech 62, TCU 60
Feb. 4 TCU 90, Houston 45
Feb. 8 Colorado 80, TCU 79
Feb. 12 TCU 83, Baylor 67
Feb. 15 vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m., FS1
Feb. 18 at Houston, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Feb. 22 vs. Iowa State, 3 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 25 at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
March 1 vs. Baylor, 3 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 13 TCU 5, Vanderbilt 4
Feb. 14 TCU 5, Arkansas 4
Feb. 15 vs. Oklahoma (at Globe Life Field in Arlington), 6:30 p.m., FloSports.TV
Feb. 17 vs. UT Arlington (at Globe Life Field in Arlington), 7 p.m., none
Feb. 20 at UCLA, 7 p.m., FS1
Feb. 21 at UCLA, 4 p.m., BigTen+
Feb. 22 at UCLA, 3 p.m., BigTen+
Jan. 27 Stars 4, St. Louis 3
Jan. 29 Stars 5, Vegas 4 (SO)
Jan. 31 Stars 3, Utah 2
Feb. 2 Stars 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT)
Feb. 4 Stars 5, St. Louis 4
Olympic break
Feb. 25 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., Fox, Victory+
Feb. 28 vs. Nashville, 7 p.m., Victory+
March 2 at Vancouver, 9 p.m., Victory+
March 3 at Calgary, 8 p.m., Victory+
March 6 vs. Colorado, 7 p.m., Victory+
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 7 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 28 at Texas Tech, TBA
2026 season
TBA vs. TBA (at Rio de Janeiro), TBA
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
Feb. 21 Team Texas-David Starr’s Racing School
March 6-7 Goodguys: 16th LMC Truck Spring Lone Star Nationals
March 12-15 Steak Cookoff Association World Championships
March 14 NASCAR Racing Experience
March 20-21 POWRi Racing
March 28 Mopar Heaven
April 11 NASCAR Racing Experience
April 18 Team Texas-David Starr’s Racing School
April 18 Bubble Run
April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet
April 25 FuelFest
April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede
May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250
May 2 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy’s Frozen Custard 340
May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400
This story was originally published February 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM.
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
