Texas Rangers infielder Corey Seager has undergone surgery to repair a left sports hernia.
“There is still a chance he could return in time for Opening Day, general manager Chris Young announced,” MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, reported on Monday (Aug. 31), adding that Seager underwent surgery in Phoenix and will continue his rehabilitation in Arizona.
“Seager felt the pain during last year’s postseason and tried to rest it during the offseason, but ended up on the operating table,” the outlet said. He is expected to miss most of spring training, but Young said there is a chance he could be ready for the start of the season.”
“We were hoping that Seager’s condition would improve during the offseason, but we had to make a choice between continuing to manage it and hope it didn’t get any worse, or going straight to surgery,” Young said, adding, “In consultation with the medical staff, 카지노사이트 we decided that surgery was the best option.”
Seager, who is the younger brother of Kyle Seager and is known as one of Major League Baseball’s “brother players,” was drafted in the first round (18th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012.
During his time with the Dodgers
He became a two-time National League All-Star (2016, 2017) and a two-time Silver Slugger (2016, 2017).
Despite being dubbed a “glass man” due to his frequent injuries, he signed a massive 10-year, $325 million contract with Texas. In his first year in 2022, he played in 151 games and batted just 2-for-5, but he hit 33 home runs and drove in 83 runs.
Last year, after a brief hiatus due to injury, he batted .327 with 33 homers, 96 RBIs, a .623 slugging percentage, a .390 OPS, and a .1013 OPS in 119 games.
Most notably, in 17 postseason games, he batted .301 with six homers, 12 RBIs and a 1.133 OPS to lead Texas to the World Series title. 바카라사이트 He was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career after winning his first World Series title in 2020 with the Dodgers.
He is only the fourth player to be named World Series MVP twice, joining Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, and Reggie Jackson.