Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager departed early from his team’s 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night with a hamstring setback.
Seager was running between first and second base after hitting an opposite-field double in the fifth inning when he pulled up with left hamstring tightness. While he seemed to turn around the first base without issue, Seager began to slow down a few steps later; making his way to the second base with his injury. After touching second base, the shortstop bent down and headed for the Rangers’ dugout, even before a trainer could arrive on the field to evaluate him.
“There’s some tightness there and we’ll see where we’re at [Wednesday],” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy reporters after the game, explaining that Seager was due to undergo medical evaluations.
Following Seager’s exit, Josh Smith took over as the team’s pinch runner and filled in as shortstop for the remainder of the game.
Prior to arriving in Texas last season, Seager missed about two and a half months due to fracturing his right hand after getting hit by a pitch.
