{"id":651250,"date":"2026-05-18T23:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/651250\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:28:08","slug":"rangers-place-corey-seager-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/651250\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Place Corey Seager On Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rangers announced that shortstop Corey Seager<\/a> has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 15th, due to lower back inflammation. Infielder\/outfielder Michael Helman<\/a> has been recalled as the corresponding move. Prior to the official announcement, president of baseball operations Chris Young revealed the Seager news on 105.3 The Fan, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kennedi Landry of MLB.com<\/a> noted that Helman was with the club in Colorado.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a rough campaign for Seager so far. He currently has a batting line of .179\/.286\/.353. His defensive metrics are also notably worse than last year. He last played on Wednesday, with the back issue keeping him sidelined since then. It was reported<\/a> yesterday that he had undergone an MRI and would be visiting a specialist. It appears the Rangers decided that he could use a bit more time off. Due to the backdating, he could be back in a week, though it\u2019s unclear if that\u2019s a realistic expectation.<\/p>\n

Ideally, some time off can get Seager healthy and then back on track. He has dealt with plenty of injuries throughout his career, as he has topped 123 games played in a season only once since 2019. However, he has usually been incredibly productive when on the field, with a .285\/.359\/.504 line in his career.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the Rangers will have to proceed without their season-opening middle infield tandem. They began the campaign with Seager as the regular shortstop and Josh Smith<\/a> the primary second baseman. Smith landed on the IL earlier this month due to a glute strain. He won\u2019t be returning soon. Since hitting the IL, he has dealt with some wrist soreness and then was hospitalized with viral meningitis. He\u2019ll be in the hospital for another week or so before resuming baseball activities.<\/p>\n

Since Seager has been out of action, Texas has had Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/a> at short and Justin Foscue<\/a> at second. Duran is hitting .270\/.336\/.443 but Foscue\u2019s line is way down at .182\/.182\/.318. Foscue\u2019s work is in a tiny sample, as he was only just recalled when Smith hit the IL. The Rangers will need Foscue to pick up the pace or he could lose playing time to Helman, Sam Haggerty<\/a> or someone not currently on the roster.<\/p>\n

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