CLEVELAND — Corey Seager is back on the injured list.
The Texas Rangers shortstop was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game against the Cleveland Guardians because of lower back inflammation.
Seager was in the lineup for the previous game but was removed before his first at-bat when his back flared up during warmups.
He returned from the IL on June 25 after missing 12 games because of a concussion he sustained in a home plate collision with Kansas City catcher Carter Jensen on June 11.
The 32-year-old Seager also missed 19 games from mid-May through early June because of back problems.
Seager is batting .182 with 10 homers and 25 RBIs in 50 games. The five-time All-Star went 1 for 10 but walked five times in 15 at-bats since returning from his concussion.
Texas called up infielder Josh Smith recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to fill Seager’s roster spot.
