“There was a conflict between Marcus Semien and Corey Seager in Texas.”

Félix Forget
“There was a conflict between Marcus Semien and Corey Seager in Texas.”
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Earlier this winter, the Rangers and Mets completed a major transaction. Marcus Semien headed to New York, while Brandon Nimmo packed his bags for Texas.

We're talking about two veterans making big money. It was a bizarre transaction.

Basically, you'd think the Rangers did it for salary reasons. Nimmo's contract is longer, but Semien's annual salary is higher.

But recently, Jon Heyman came back to this trade via a live broadcast for Bleacher Report… and mentioned that there was a conflict between Semien and Corey Seager on the Texas side.

That made the Rangers want to dismantle the duo, who did win a World Series two years ago.

Heyman didn't go into too much detail about the conflict itself, but we understand that it was becoming a problem in the locker room. So the club wanted to break up the whole thing, and that's why Semien is under different skies right now.

We can therefore assume that the club had to choose between Semien and Seager, and chose Seager. Unless, of course, the latter is also traded later this winter.

Remember, this isn't the first time we've heard of problems in the Rangers locker room in recent months. This summer, Kevin Pillar spoke of the atmosphere in the locker room being a little strange during his time with the team.

Is there a connection? Obviously, it's not impossible. And in fact, it could also be a factor in why the Rangers have been so lackluster over the past two years, despite all the talent in town.

Let's see if that changes with Semien's departure. And let's see how well Semien gets along with Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto…

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