Denver, Colo. — The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Monday night’s series opener against the Rockies at Coors Field:
- Shortstop Corey Seager placed on 10-day Injured List, retroactive to May 15, with lower back inflammation.
- Infielder/outfielder Michael Helman recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.
The 32-year-old Seager did not appear in last weekend’s 3-game series in Houston, as his last game came on Wednesday vs. Arizona. Prior to this past weekend, Seager had started 42 of the Rangers’ first 43 games at shortstop. Seager is batting .179 with 7 home runs, 20 RBI, and a team-high 22 runs scored over 42 games for Texas this season.
The first date that Seager would be eligible to return to the active roster is Monday, May 25, when the Rangers begin a 7-game homestand. This is the Seager’s seventh stint on the Injured List since the start of 2023, four of which have come since the beginning of last season.
Helman, who turns 30 on Saturday, has spent the entire season with Round Rock (AAA) since he was optioned near the end of Spring Training on March 23. Helman is batting .198 with 5 home runs, 4 doubles, 15 RBI, and 20 runs scored over 37 games with the Express in 2026. Over his last 10 games beginning May 3, Helman is batting .324/.425/.618/1.043 (11-34) with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. Helman has made Triple-A starts in center field (14), shortstop (12), second base (5), third base (2), designated hitter (2), and left field (1).
Helman is in his second season in the Texas organization after being claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh on May 19, 2025. He has seen Major League action in each of the last two seasons, batting .239 with 5 home runs and 20 RBI over 47 games with Minnesota (2024) and Texas (2025). This is his eighth professional season since being selected by Minnesota in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Texas A&M University.
With today’s transactions, the Rangers remain at the 40-man limit on the club’s Major League roster, along with two players on the 60-day Injured List (LHP’s Cody Bradford and Jordan Montgomery).
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