Prior to Thursday's game against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, the Rangers activated Corey Seager from the 7-day injured list and placed utility man Cody Freeman on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Monday) with a herniated disc.
Seager last played on June 11, when he collided with Royals catcher Carter Jensen at home plate in the first inning of a game at Kauffman Stadium. Seager stayed in the game and even homered in the third inning, but he dealt with concussion symptoms in the days that followed and was placed on the 7-day IL on June 15 (retroactive to June 12).
The Rangers went 4-8 in the 12 games Seager was out of the lineup. Seager previously missed 19 games with lower back inflammation before returning on June 5.
The five-time All-Star and two-time World Series MVP is hitting just .186 with nine homers and a .657 OPS over 47 games on the year.
Ezequiel Duran has been seeing increased action at shortstop with Seager missing so much time, but he shifted over to third base on Thursday. Regular third baseman Josh Jung, who went 0-for-13 with five K's in the previous three games, was out of the lineup.
Freeman went 4-for-17 (.235) with a walk and one run scored in seven games for the Rangers after being recalled earlier this month. He had been sidelined with a lumbar stress reaction suffered in Spring Training.
The Rangers also released infielder Blaine Crim on Wednesday. Texas claimed Crim off waivers from the Rockies on May 23 and optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock. He joined Colorado last August when the club selected him off waivers from Texas. The 29-year-old hasn't appeared in the big leagues this season.