All-star Shortstop Seager Faces Surgery for Elbow Issue

WHO:

MLB.com - Corey Seager, Texas Rangers shortstop

MLB.com - Chris Young, President of baseball operations for the Texas Rangers

Newsweek - Corey Seager, Texas Rangers shortstop

WHAT:

MLB.com - Seager underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

MLB.com - Seager is expected to make a full recovery in time to begin his normal offseason work.

MLB.com - Seager played in 102 games during the 2026 season and recorded a batting average of .227 and an OPS of .736.

MLB.com - Seager had two stints on the injured list during the 2026 season due to low back inflammation and also spent time on the seven-day concussion IL in June.

MLB.com - The Rangers announced that catcher Danny Jansen underwent a procedure to remove a bone growth in his right hand.

MLB.com - Third baseman Josh Jung will not need surgery for a right hand fracture suffered on September 25.

WHERE:

MLB.com - Arlington, Texas (home of the Texas Rangers)

WHEN:

MLB.com - Seager underwent surgery on a Tuesday.

MLB.com - Chris Young stated that Seager had dealt with the bone spur “for a few months” as of September 28.

WHY:

MLB.com - The surgery was deemed necessary due to Seager's ongoing issue with the bone spur.

HOW:

MLB.com - The procedure involved the removal of a bone spur from Seager's throwing elbow.

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager recently underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, a procedure deemed necessary due to ongoing issues he had been experiencing for several months. Seager, who played in 102 games during the 2026 season with a batting average of .227 and an OPS of .736, is expected to make a full recovery in time to begin his normal offseason work. In related news, the Rangers also announced that catcher Danny Jansen had a procedure to remove a bone growth from his right hand, while third baseman Josh Jung will not require surgery for a right hand fracture sustained on September 25.