Field Level Media
18 May 2026, 01:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)
Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup again on Sunday and was sent to get an MRI exam on his ailing back.
Seager's back prevented him from playing in Saturday's 4-1 loss against the host Houston Astros. He was held out of Friday's game for rest and began having back pain Saturday morning.
Seager told reporters on Sunday that his back was still too locked up to play.
Earlier, he had lobbied Texas manager Skip Schumaker to put his name in the starting lineup.
'He was in here before I got here,' Schumaker said. 'I got here early, and he was here before me trying to get in the lineup.'
Seager, 32, is batting just .179 this season and is hitless in a career-worst 27 consecutive at-bats. He has seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 42 games.
Seager is in his fifth season with Texas and was named World Series MVP in 2023 when the Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. He was the runner-up for regular-season MVP honors behind Shohei Ohtani, then of the Los Angeles Angels.
Seager also was World Series MVP with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. He is a five-time All-Star.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Tucson Post news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Tucson Post.
More InformationNEW YORK CITY, New York: Decades after the last Godfather film and more than 10 years since the last book, the story of the Corleone...
OAKLAND, California: Elon Musk and Sam Altman exchanged sharp accusations in closing arguments as a closely watched trial over the...
WASHINGTON, D.C: Jerome Powell stepped down as chair of the Federal Reserve on May 15 after an eight-year tenure marked by sweeping...
SAN FRANCISCO, California: Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have launched a four-year, US$200 million partnership to support artificial...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Allegiant Air said it has completed its acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, creating a larger low-cost carrier...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. and world stock markets closed sharply lower on Friday, wrapping up a tumultuous week with widespread losses...
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup again on Sunday and was...
(260517) -- XI'AN, May 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of Deqing celebrate winning the champion during the awarding ceremony after the...
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images) The Colorado Rockies will turn to right-hander Michael Lorenzen in a bid to win the rubber...
(Photo credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images) Having dropped three consecutive series and five of their previous six, the Houston Astros...
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Phillies have been riding high with a prolific offense, winning 14...
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 13 in his second career shutout to guide...
