Rangers place SS Corey Seager on 10-day injured list, select contract of outfielder Sandro Fabian from Triple-A Round Rock

By | September 4, 2024

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced the following roster moves prior to Wednesday night’s series finale against the New York Yankees at Globe Life Field:

Seager, 30, has slashed .278/.353/.512/.864 (132-475) with a team-leading 30 home runs, 21 doubles, and 74 RBI in 123 games/122 starts at shortstop (113) and designated hitter (9). He entered today’s slate ranked among American League leaders in home runs (T7th), baseball-reference WAR (8th, 5.0), OPS (10th), batting average (12th), and total bases (12th, 243), as his 30 home runs are T2nd-most among primary MLB shortstops to Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson (34).

The two-time World Series Most Valuable Player Award-winner (2023, 2020) connected for his 200th career home run on Thursday at Chicago-AL, becoming the 15th primary shortstop in MLB history (min. 50% of games played at shortstop) to hit at least 200 career home runs (credit Stathead).

Seager was selected as the Rangers’ Player of the Month for August after batting .282 (29-103) with 11 home runs and 24 RBI across 25 contests last month, matching the highest single-month home run total of his career (also 11 HR in May 2024). It marked the third time he has been selected as winner of the club’s Player of the Month award this season (also May/July), making him the fourth player to earn the honor at least three times in a single campaign since its inception in 1998: Corey Seager (3x, 2024), Adrian Beltré (3x, 2013), Alex Rodriguez (5x, 2002), Rafael Palmeiro (3x, 1999).

The five-time All-Star selection (2016-17, 2022-24) has compiled a .280/.350/.524/.875 (433-1545) slash line, 96 home runs, 87 doubles, and 253 RBI over 393 games spanning three seasons with the Rangers (2022-24). His 96 homers are the third-most in club history (beg. 1972) for a primary shortstop, trailing only Michael Young (177) and Rodriguez (156).

The Charlotte, N.C. native is a veteran of 10 Major League seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015-21) and Texas (2022-24), and owns a lifetime .290/.360/.512/.872 (1151-3964) slash line, 200 home runs, and 617 RBI in 1029 games.

The 26-year-old Fabian (pronounced SAHN-droh FAH-bee-ahn) is batting .270/.343/.462/.805 (121-448) with 17 home runs, 31 doubles, and 81 RBI in 116 games at Triple-A Round Rock in 2024 and will be seeking his Major League debut. He has spent nine seasons in the minor leagues with the San Francisco (2015-21) and Texas (2022-24) organizations, compiling a lifetime .265 batting average (799-3017), 104 home runs, and 479 RBI in 819 contests.

The Santo Domingo, D.R. native originally signed with the Giants as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2014.

Gray, 32, was placed on the 15-day Injured List on Tuesday with a right foot injury. He went 5-6, 4.47 ERA (51 ER/102.2 IP) with 86 strikeouts and 28 walks in 23 games/19 starts for the Rangers this season.

Following today’s transactions, the Rangers remain at the 40-man limit on the club’s Major League roster, along with five players on the 60-day Injured List: Evan Carter, Carson Coleman, Jacob deGrom, Jon Gray, Cole Winn.

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