{"id":1678,"date":"2023-08-03T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T01:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbuzz24x7.com\/all-star-ss-corey-seager-activated-from-il-after-rangers-went-3-6-without-him-homers-in-1st-ab\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T01:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T01:05:22","slug":"all-star-ss-corey-seager-activated-from-il-after-rangers-went-3-6-without-him-homers-in-1st-ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbuzz24x7.com\/all-star-ss-corey-seager-activated-from-il-after-rangers-went-3-6-without-him-homers-in-1st-ab\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Star SS Corey Seager activated from IL after Rangers went 3-6 without him, homers in 1st AB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was activated from the injured list Wednesday after he missed nine games for the Texas Rangers because of a sprained right thumb. <\/p>\n<p>Texas made the move a before its game against the Chicago White Sox. Seager was back in the lineup playing shortstop and batting second, after an original lineup had Josh Smith listed at short. <\/p>\n<p>The Rangers went 3-6 without Seager, who returned with a two-run homer in his first at-bat back, putting the Rangers up 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. It was his 16th homer of the season. <\/p>\n<p>The Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland earlier Wednesday for their 62nd win, one more than Texas though they still were a percentage point behind the Rangers in the AL West standings. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Seager got hurt July 21 when his right hand jammed awkwardly into the base<\/span> when reaching on a head-first slide against the Los Angeles Dodgers, his former team. An MRI showed no structural damage for what is his bottom hand as a left-handed hitter, and his throwing hand when fielding right-handed. <\/p>\n<p>Along with his 16th homer, Seager recorded the first two defensive outs for Texas on routine grounders to shortstop. He also fielded and threw cleanly on a slow-rolling infield single by Luis Robert Jr. in the top of the first.<\/p>\n<p>Seager hit .350 in his first 66 games. That batting average would lead the American League if he qualified, but he also missed 31 games with a left hamstring strain just two weeks into the season. Texas went 19-12 during that IL stint for the shortstop, who is in the second season of a $325 million, 10-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers placed infielder Brad Miller on the 10-day IL because of a strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Texas had earlier added new catcher Austin Hedges to its 26-man roster. Outfielder Bubba Thompson was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for Hedges, who was acquired from Pittsburgh just before the trade deadline Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>AP MLB: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '2220391788200892',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n#AllStar #Corey #Seager #activated #Rangers #homers #1st<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was activated from the injured list Wednesday after he missed nine games for the Texas Rangers because of a sprained right thumb. Texas made the move a before its game against the Chicago White Sox. 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