Corey

Seager

The 32-year-old shortstop will have plenty of time to recover from the procedure and still be ready for the start of spring training. While the elbow injury didn’t force him to miss any time in 2026, it may have played a role in his underwhelming .227/.312/.424 slash line.

Seager was limited to 102 games this year, but the elbow never kept him out. Still, it might have had something to do with his career worst .227/.312/.424 line. Seager could have surgery and still be ready in plenty of time for spring training.

Seager blasted a clutch homer off Twins stopper Andrew Morris that slashed Texas’ deficit to a pair of runs with one out in the ninth inning. They were unable to complete the late-inning comeback after being shut down by Minnesota starter Dean Kremer, who allowed one run over seven innings to open the contest, and were officially eliminated from playoff contention. It’ll be the Astros taking home the AL West division title and advancing to face the White Sox in the AL Wild Card Series later this week.

Well, Seager got the Rangers off to a good start in this game with a run-scoring single as the third batter of the game. Then, the Twins obliterated Jacob deGrom for eight quick runs and the Rangers fell further from their playoff hopes. Seager’s single stood tall as Texas’ only hit with a runner in scoring position in what was a gut-wrenching loss.

Seager drove in two runs on a bases-loaded single in the second inning, part of a four-run inning in which the Rangers scored all of their runs in the game. He later added a base hit in the fifth. The 32-year-old shortstop has enjoyed a hot second half, hitting .298 since the All-Star break.

After Justin Foscue singled to open the game, Seager crushed the first pitch he saw from Eduardo Rodriguez, hitting a massive two-run homer. It left his bat at 110.8 mph, his highest EV of the season. Seager also reached 106 mph on both of his groundball singles today. He’s hitting .309 with seven homers since Aug. 12, raising his average from .192 to .231 and his OPS from .664 to .760.

The homer was Seager’s fourth in his past six games, and he has now hit one in three straight contests. The 32-year-old dealt with injuries and ineffectiveness in the first half, but he entered Wednesday with a 144 wRC+ since the All-Star break. He has played more than 123 games just once since 2020. That, combined with a lack of speed, should keep his ADP in check this offseason.

Seager did his damage off of Rays’ left-hander Shane McClanahan in the fifth inning, crushing a 2-2 changeup for a 403-foot (102.5-mph EV) two-out, two-run blast that increased the Rangers’ lead to 4-0. That would be his only hit on the night. It has been a rough season overall for the 32-year-old slugger, slashing a meager .223/.323/.412 with 14 homers and 37 RBI in 344 plate appearances.

Seager has multiple hits in seven of his last eight games, raising his average from .198 to .232. That’s still 57 points less than his career average of .289, but it looks like he’ll keep gaining on it.

Seager swatted a 2-2 fastball from Andrew Alvarez for an opposite-field 382-foot (103.4-mph EV) solo shot in the third inning that gave the Rangers an early 1-0 advantage that they wouldn’t relinquish. The 32-year-old shortstop also doubled in the ballgame, finishing the night 2-for-4. He’s now slashing .218/.315/.415 with 13 long balls and 31 RBI on the season.