ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rangers shortstop Corey Seager took a big step this week toward returning to the lineup and helping Texas in the American League West.

Seager hit a home run and made a strong play in the field in the first game of a rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old went 0 for 3 before being lifted in the sixth inning in his second game with Frisco on Wednesday as recovers from lower back inflammation that has kept him out since July 1.

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