Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has been placed on the 10 day injured list due to back spasms, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled Michael Helman from AAA Round Rock.
Seager last played on Wednesday, and was 0 for his last 27. The Rangers were off on Thursday, and then Seager had a scheduled day off in Houston on Friday. He was out of the lineup Saturday and Sunday due to back spasms that reportedly cropped up after Friday, and president
of baseball operations Chris Young said the team is choosing to be careful with Seager to avoid potential larger back problems down the road, as well as give Seager a “mental reset.”
With Helman up, the Rangers now have no position players on the 40 man roster who are not in the majors, be it on the active roster or on the injured list. Cody Freeman, who started the year on the injured list, is currently on a rehab assignment, and we could see Freeman come up at some point before too long.
