ARLINGTON -- Rangers shortstop Corey Seager’s return to the active roster was short-lived.
The Rangers announced Monday before their 4-2 loss to Minnesota that Seager was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list.
In a June 11 win in Kansas City, Seager went first to home to score on a Brandon Nimmo double in the first inning, but he collided with Royals catcher Carter Jensen in the process. He initially remained in the game and homered in the third inning.
The initial concern during the game was regarding his ribs and jaw, which was also the original diagnosis when he sat the following day in Boston.
He ultimately didn’t play any of the three games against the Red Sox over the weekend with concussion symptoms before landing on the concussion IL on Monday.
“If you have any concussion, it's just a foggy, light-headed feeling,” explained manager Skip Schumaker. “I don't know how else to really explain it, other than if you have one, you know what that feels like. It's a kind of foggy feeling. You feel good, then you don't feel good.”
Schumaker said the training staff checked with Seager after the collision, but he appeared fine and finished out the game. Seager was sore along the ribs and jaw at the time, but it was determined he was in good enough shape to finish out the game. Concussion-like symptoms were not a worry at that time.
“He didn't mention anything, we didn't see anything, so there wasn't anything to suspect there was something going on,” Schumaker said regarding the concussion symptoms.
Seager missed 19 games in May and early June with lower back inflammation. Before landing on the IL, Seager was hitless in seven straight games and 27 straight at-bats with 11 strikeouts, the longest hitless span by both games, and at-bats in his career. He was slashing .179/.286/.353 at the time.
Seager went 5-for-21 with a walk and a pair of homers in his five games off the injured list.
He is eligible to come off the concussion list on Friday ahead of the Rangers’ series opener against the Padres.
“[Concussions] are so tricky,” Schumaker said. “It’s really challenging. He went through a hitting progression. He did fielding and throwing the other day, and running, and everything was checking out. Then the last part of the running didn't feel good. He just hasn't felt better, just hasn't turned the corner enough to play.”