Corey Seager

At 30 years old, Corey Seager has this physical status:

Corey Drew Seager (born April 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

The Dodgers selected Seager in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut in 2015.

Seager was the 2016 NL Rookie of the Year and was named an MLB All-Star in his first two seasons in the majors.

Early life

Corey Seager was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Jeff and Jody Seager. He is the youngest of three brothers. His oldest brother Kyle Seager was a third baseman who played for the Seattle Mariners. The middle brother, Justin, was drafted in the 12th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Seager grew up a New York Yankees fan and idolized Derek Jeter.

Personal life

Seager married Madisyn Van Ham on December 5, 2020. They began dating in high school.

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Baseball career

Seager attended Northwest Cabarrus High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. On a college baseball scholarship, he pledged to attend the University of South Carolina. Seager was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft for the 18th overall pick. Instead of going to South Carolina, he received a $2.35 million signing bonus to sign with the Dodgers instead of attending South Carolina.

Seager started his playing career with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, where he had a.309 batting average in 46 games in 2012. For 2013, he was drafted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class A Midwest League. In 74 games for Great Lakes, he batted.309 with 12 home runs and 57 runs batted, and was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League on August 3. He scored just.160 in 27 games at the new level. Since the 2013 regular season, Seager was a member of the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the AFL Fall Stars Game.

Seager was voted to the mid-season California All-Star team in 2014, hitting.352 with 18 home runs and 70 RBIs for the Quakes. At the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, he served for the United States team. He was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League following the Futures Game. He appeared in 38 games and reached.345.

For 2014, Seager was dubbed the MVP of the California League. He was also selected to play for the minor league All-Star team in Baseball America. Seager, along with Joc Pederson, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was named co-winner of the organization's "Minor League Player of the Year" award on September 26. After the season, he returned to the Desert Dogs in the AFL, earning him a spot on the AFL Top Prospects List.

In 2015, Seager was given a non-roster invite to the Dodgers' major league spring training. He was ranked as the seventh best prospect in baseball going into the 2015 season, according to MLB.com, and Baseball America named him the top prospect in 2015. Seager was drafted by the Dodgers to their new AA affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League, in the 2015 season. Seager finished.375 with five home runs and 15 RBI in 20 games with the Drillers. "I'm running out of words to describe this kid," boss Razor Shines said of him. He's amazing."

Seager was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on May 1, 2015 (PCL). Seager had six hits in six at-bats against the Salt Lake Bees on May 28, including a home run and six RBI. He was the second player in the Oklahoma City franchise to record six hits in a single game. He was selected to the Mid-Star team of the PCL in mid-season. Seager's record was.276 with 13 home runs and 59 RBI in 104 games for Oklahoma City. Baseball America named him as a AAA All-Star and the AAA Player of the Year.

Seager was called up to the majors by the Dodgers on September 3, 2015, and he made his debut against the San Diego Padres that night. In his first baseball at-bats, he had two hits with two RBI in his debut, with his first MLB hit being a double to right field off Colin Rea of the Padres.

Seager was 4-for-4 with his first MLB home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 12, 2015, on his third home run (off Josh Collmenter), a walk, and a stolen base, making him the third-youngest player in history (after Ken Griffey Jr. and Orlando Cepeda). Bill Russell was defeated by Seager in his first 16 major league starts on September 21, a new Dodger record. He played.337 in 27 games with the Dodgers, with four home runs and 17 RBI, supplanting Jimmy Rollins as the Dodgers' starting shortstop down the stretch. In the first game of the 2015 National League Division Series, he was the starting shortstop for the Dodgers, making him the youngest position player to start a postseason game in franchise history.

Seager was the youngest for the Dodgers since Gene Mauch in 1944, and the Dodgers' Opening Day started shortstop in 2016. In a game against the Atlanta Braves on June 3, Seager hit three home runs. He was the first Dodgers shortstop to do so since Kevin Elster in 2000, becoming the youngest shortstop in major league history and the sixth youngest player overall. Seager was named National League Rookie of the Month for June, and he was selected to participate in the National League All-Star team. He was also a member of the Home Run Derby and hit 15 home runs, the second highest number for a Dodgers player in Derby history, though he did not advance to the second round.

Seager recorded his 31st double of the season on August 6, 2016, defeating Eric Karros to set a new Dodgers rookie record, and two days later, beating Hanley Ramrez for sole possession of the Los Angeles Dodgers' season record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. On August 22, he scored his 22nd homer, tying Glenn Wright for the franchise record. He beat Wright on August 27 to take sole ownership of the record, beating Jason Hammel of the Chicago Cubs for the first time. Kyle Seager, and his brother, Jamal Seager, were the first two brothers in major league history to reach 25 or more home runs in the same season. Seager hit two hits (1982) on September 17 for the most hits in a season by a Los Angeles Dodgers rookie. He became the first Dodgers rookie to reach 40 doubles in a season on September 20. In 157 games, he had a.308 batting average, 26 home runs, and 72 RBI in his rookie season. As did The Sporting News and the Players Choice Awards, Baseball America selected him as their 2016 Rookie of the Year.

In Game 1 of the 2016 National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, Seager became the youngest Dodgers player to reach a postseason home run in history. In the Championship Series, he hit.130 with two home runs in the division series and.286 with no home runs. Seager was named with the Silver Slugger Award, the third Dodgers rookie to receive the accolade after the season. He was also named unanimous winner of the National League Rookie of the Year award and named Best Rookie in Baseball by the 2016 Esurance MLB/This Year in Baseball Award winner.

Seager, along with Francisco Lindor and Trevor Story, was named one of the "new golden age" of shortstops, although Francisco Lindor and Trevor Story's careers had concluded, while older shortstops such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Nomar Garciaparra's careers came to an end. Seager's second home run game against the New York Mets on June 20, 2017. He batted.295/.479 for his second straight All-Star game and captured his second straight Silver Slugger Award since Mike Piazza won five straight from 1993 to 1997. He was bothered by a sore elbow at the end of the season, which limited his playing time and effectiveness in September.

Seager was kept off of the Dodgers roster for the 2017 NLCS due to a back injury in the third game of the 2017 NLDS. However, he has returned to the roster for the 2017 World Series. In 27 at-bats, he had six hits, including a home run and a double in the World Series, but the Dodgers lost the series in seven games to the Houston Astros.

Seager was diagnosed with a strain in his right elbow's ulnar collateral ligament, requiring Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2018 season. In the 26 games he played, he was 27-for-101 (.267) with two home runs and 13 RBIs. On August 7, he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left hip.

During the 2018-2019 offseason, Seager was eligible for arbitration for the first time. For $4 million, he committed to a one-year contract with the Dodgers.

Seager strained his left hamstring while baserunning on June 11, and was admitted to the 10-day injured list retroactive to the following day. The diagnosis of a Grade 1 to Grade 2 strain was confirmed by an MRI examination. Seager had been hitting.459 in his last 37 at bats (17 hits, including 7 doubles), prior to the injury. On July 10, he was activated from the injured list and batting at the top of the order against the Red Sox two days later. Seager hit.272/.335/.483 with 19 home runs, and despite missing one month of play, he set new career highs with 44 doubles (tied for the NL lead) and 87 RBIs in the regular season.

Seager has signed the Dodgers to a one-year, $7.6 million deal in his second arbitration-eligible season. Corey and Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager, both homered in a MLB game on August 17, becoming the first pair of brothers to homer in the same game since César and Felipe Crespo did so on June 7, 2001. In a mini-documentary on the Dodgers' official YouTube channel, the emotions of and background leading up to the Seager brothers' August 17 encounter were shared.

Seager ended the regular season with 51 of 60 games and a record of.307/.358/.585. Among the Dodgers' top hitters, he led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, doubles (12), and RBIs (41). Seager owed a large part of his hitting success during the season to being fully fit, as shown by his career-best 93.2 mph (150.0 km/h) Statcast average departure speed. At.952, he had the highest fielding percentage among major league shortstops on defense. Seager was named MVP of the 2020 National League Championship Series and was then named MVP of the 2020 World Series, before leading the Dodgers to their first championship since 1988. Seager hit.347/.816 with 7 home runs and 16 RBIs in the NLCS and World Series.

Seager has committed to a one-year, $13.75 million deal with the Dodgers in his third and final arbitration-eligible season. Seager fractured his right hand when he was struck by a pitch by Ross Detwiler of the Miami Marlins on May 15. Seager scored his 100th home run off of Humberto Mejr of the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 26, 2021. With 16 home runs and 57 RBIs, he reached.306 on the season. He was hitless in three at-bats in the Wild Card Game in the 2021 NLDS, had five hits in 21 at-bats (.238 average) with four home runs in the 2021 NLCS, and had four hits in 21 at-bats (.167).

Seager signed a 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers on December 1, 2021. The deal was the biggest in Rangers franchise history, surpassing Alex Rodriguez's record of $22 million set in 2000.

He batted.245/.405/.455, his lowest called-strike percentage of all major league batters (90%) in 2022.

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