Rangers place struggling SS Corey Seager on 10-day IL with lower back inflammation
DENVER (AP) — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of lower back inflammation, the team announced Monday. Seager, 32, did not play in last weekend's three-game series against Houston and his placement on the IL is retroactive to Friday. The two-time World Series MVP was mired in an 0-for-27 slump that included 11 strikeouts before the injury.
Seager — in the fifth season of a $325 million, 10-year deal — is batting . 179 with seven homers, 20 RBIs and a team-high 22 runs over 42 games this season. The Rangers promoted utility player Michael Helman from Triple-A to take Seager's place on the roster.
Helman, 29, is playing in the big leagues for the first time this season after hitting . 232 with five homers and 20 RBIs for the Rangers last season. Seager is eligible to return to the active roster next Monday when the Rangers begin a seven-game homestand.
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