Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (hernia) is nearing full baseball activities this offseason. Seager needed surgery for a sports hernia in September but is now close to being cleared for all baseball activities. Barring a setback once he begins ramping up, the 30-year-old two-time World Series MVP should be ready to go without restrictions for the start of spring training in the middle of February. The five-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year reached the 30-homer mark for the third straight season in Texas in 2024, and although he wasn't quite as good as he was the previous season when he guided the Rangers to their first World Series title in franchise history, he still hit a strong .278/.353/.512 with an .864 OPS, 30 homers, 74 RBI and 68 runs scored in 123 games played. When healthy, Seager is among the high-end fantasy options at short, but he's also an injury risk.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (hip) will undergo season-ending sports hernia surgery, according to Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports. Seager hit the injured list last week with hip soreness; however, the injury is now much worse than expected. As a result, the 30-year-old will now be sidelined for the remainder of the 2024 campaign. The two-time World Series MVP enjoyed another excellent campaign as he has posted a .278/.353/.512 slash line with 30 home runs and 21 doubles. Under the hood, he held some of the best metrics among hitters, with an impressive 15.2% barrel rate and a 50.7% hard-hit rate. Seager will once again be drafted as one of the top shortstops next season and will bat at the top of a potent Texas lineup.
The Texas Rangers placed All-Star shortstop Corey Seager (hip) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with hip discomfort. Seager didn't play on Tuesday as a result of his hip injury and also missed three of the team's last seven games. The 30-year-old two-time World Series MVP will be able to come off the IL on Sept. 16, but with the Rangers well out of playoff contention in the final month of the season, it's quite possible we won't see Seager again until 2025. Josh Smith is starting at the 6 on Wednesday for Texas and is batting leadoff against New York Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman at Globe Life Field, and he should be the primary option in Seager's absence the rest of the way. If this is the end of Seager's 2024 campaign, he'll finish it with his third straight 30-homer season while also slashing .278/.353/.512 with an .864 OPS, 74 RBI and 68 runs scored in 123 games played.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is out of the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. The left-handed slugger will get his second day off in the last five games. It doesn't appear that Seager is dealing with an injury, so it's uncertain why Seager is getting so many rest days. He has a .968 OPS across in his last 10 games so it's not due to poor performance. Jonathan Ornelas will take over shortstop and bat ninth versus left-hander Carlos Rodon on Tuesday. The 24-year-old only has three hits in his first 11 games. That being said, fantasy managers should be able to find a better streaming option ahead of Tuesday's game. UPDATE: Seager is getting "load management," but manager Bruce Bochy said he is probably not "100%"
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager will sit out of Friday's series opener against the division-rival Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field. With Seager getting a day off, Ezequiel Duran will make a start at shortstop and will bat eighth against A's left-hander JP Sears. Duran won't have much DFS upside near the bottom of Texas' lineup, but he is hitting .455 with a 1.026 OPS and an RBI in 11 career at-bats against Sears. The 30-year-old Seager will get a day off after starting in each of the team's last 12 games. He reached a pretty big milestone in Thursday's contest against the Chicago White Sox, too, clubbing the 200th home run of his career. The two-time World Series MVP has been great in the month of August, batting .293 (29-for-99) with 11 long balls, five doubles, 24 RBI and 16 runs scored in 24 games played. He's a must-start anytime he's in the lineup.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager continued his August power surge in Monday's 4-3 win over the Pirates. Seager went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a three-run HR, and an intentional walk. The 30-year-old got things started for the Rangers, crushing a first-inning Luis Ortiz offering 449 feet into the right-field seats. He took Ortiz deep again in the third inning, sneaking a ball just over the right-field wall. Seager has provided power all season long but is having his best month yet, slashing .277/.333/.723 with nine HR and 18 RBI in 65 August at-bats. The Rangers offense has performed better as a whole as well, so things seem to be falling into place for fantasy managers down the stretch.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager will get a day off on Thursday in the series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Globe Life Field. Josh Smith will move to shortstop and will hit second for Texas against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober. Seager will retreat to the bench in this one for the first time since July 23. Since July 24, Seager has been hot with the lumber for the Rangers, batting .321 (27-for-84) with eight home runs, three doubles, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored in 20 starts. Fantasy managers will want to get him back in their lineups for Game 2 of the series against the visiting Twins on Friday. Smith, 27, has broken out in 2024 in his third year in the majors to the tune of a .273/.362/.430 slash line with a .792 OPS, 12 homers, 51 RBI and seven steals and makes for a nice DFS sleeper target against Ober.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer on Monday against the Boston Red Sox. Seager connected on his 26th homer of the season and is now hitting .277/.356/.506 for Texas this season with 63 RBI. The 30-year-old is turning in another high-quality season, doing a little bit of everything at the plate. Seager is still one of the top shortstops in fantasy baseball as he continues to show off his sweet lefty swing at the dish. The shortstop position is loaded with young talent in fantasy baseball but Seager is still one of the most consistent producers at the position.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager hit a two-run home run off Framber Valdez with two outs in the ninth inning to end his no-hitter on Tuesday night. He was responsible for the Rangers' only hit and runs of the ballgame, as they lost to the Astros 4-2. Seager has consistently been a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season for the Rangers. The 30-year-old has been swinging a hot bat recently, slashing .339/.365/.678 with six home runs and nine RBI in his last 15 games. Seager remains one of the premier shortstops in all of fantasy baseball.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had a huge night in his team's 11-6 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Seager went 3-for-3 with two homers, three runs, and three RBI but it wasn't quite enough to overcome a hot Red Sox lineup in the contest. The veteran shortstop kicked off the scoring with a solo homer in the first inning and later came back with another solo shot in the third. Seager is now hitting .279 with 21 homers, 54 runs, 53 RBI, and one stolen base across 366 at-bats this season. He has been swinging a hot bat of late, batting .379 over his past seven contests.
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