The Texas Rangers revealed a positive injury prognosis for a pair of All-Stars, with both shortstop Corey Seager and catcher Jonah Heim on best-case-scenario recovery timetables.
Seager was expected to miss more than two weeks following a right thumb sprain on July 21, but the club is saying his recovery is now ahead of schedule, according to the Dallas Morning News. Seager is expected to rejoin the club this week.
In his second season with the Rangers, Seager is batting .350 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs in 66 games. The 29-year-old has been an All-Star in both of his seasons in Texas. A veteran of nine major league seasons, Seager is a career .292 hitter with 152 home runs and 505 RBIs in 853 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Rangers.
Heim, 28, was potentially lost for the season with a strained left wrist that occurred last week. Now the club is optimistic that Heim can return to help the cause before the regular season concludes. He is expected to resume baseball activities within the next few weeks.
Heim was batting .280 with 14 home runs and 70 RBIs to earn his first All-Star nod. In four major league seasons, the last three with the Rangers, he is a career .235 hitter with 40 home runs and 155 RBIs in 312 games.
The Rangers were busy bolstering the pitching staff in advance of Tuesday’s trade deadline, adding veteran starters Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery, while also adding left-hander Aroldis Chapman and right-hander Chris Stratton to the bullpen.
–Field Level Media