All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager says he feels great and will be ready for the first day of spring training with the Texas Rangers after undergoing two hernia surgeries last year.
“It’s a pretty normal offseason, which is nice. First time in a while,” Seager said Friday night before the team’s annual awards dinner, where he was honored as the Rangers’ player of the year. “It’s been good to kind of get in the gym and get in shape again and just kind of be ready.”
Seager had a right sports hernia repair on September 13. This was on the opposite side of his abdomen from the first surgery on January 30, which caused him to miss most of spring training last year, though he was able to be ready for the season opener.
During the time between surgeries, Seager played 123 games and hit .278 with 30 home runs and 74 RBIs. After a slow start, he batted .296 with 28 home runs and 66 RBIs in 94 games after the start of May.
“It might have been a little easier just because you know what to expect,” Seager said about recovering from the second surgery. “You weren’t as nervous about certain feelings and stuff like that. So once the six weeks was over, I kind of hit the ground running and I got to kind of build into it slower than I did (last) spring.”
Seager also played through a left hernia issue during the postseason, when the Rangers won their first World Series title in 2023. Despite the injury, he hit .318 with six home runs, 12 RBIs, and 15 walks in 17 postseason games.
