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Aug 28, 2025, 05:13 PM ET

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had an appendectomy Thursday after experiencing abdominal pain during a game the previous night.

Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Seager had surgery in Texas after the team traveled to California for the start of a series against the Athletics on Friday night.

Young said it was too early to know how much time the two-time World Series MVP will miss.

“Corey, he’s extremely impactful for our team, and at this point in the season, with everything we’ve experienced thus far, that’s a tough blow,” Young said. “… I will express that Corey did not want to rule out the season, and in fact, he’s been researching athletes who’ve come back from this quickly.”

Seager will be placed on the 10-day injured list and the Rangers will call up utility player Dylan Moore, who had just been signed to a minor league contract after being released by AL West rival Seattle. Center fielder Evan Carter (broken right wrist) is going to be transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster.

Young said Josh Smith is expected to see the majority of time at shortstop while Seager is out.

It was initially thought that Seager came out of their 20-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night because of the lopsided score. The Rangers were up 11-1, and he hit his team-leading 21st homer and scored three times before manager Bruce Bochy replaced Seager in the field in the top of the fifth inning.

“So did I,” Young said. “Boch was taking him out anyway, but the timing kind of lined up simultaneously.”

Young said Seager had experienced some pain before the game, but nothing that concerned the team or the shortstop. But that pain increased while playing, and he was diagnosed with appendicitis when he was evaluated after coming out of the game.

The Rangers, who have won five of their past six games, are 4½ games behind the Seattle Mariners for the final American League wild-card spot. They also must leapfrog the Kansas City Royals, who are 1½ games ahead of the Rangers.

“Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us, and we can’t feel sorry for ourselves,” Young said. “… In the last week, we’ve shown great resilience. I’m extremely proud of our group and our guys and the way they fought. I expect them to continue fighting. We’ll see what happens. I put no limitations on what a group of guys can do when they believe in each other.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.