Corey Seager returned to the Texas Rangers lineup Wednesday night. It did not immediately serve as a one-stop solution to the deluge of problems that trouble this offense. He’s a world class hitter, and all,

Seager hadn't played since hitting two home runs on May 10 at Detroit. He missed 28 of their previous 33 games going into Wednesday night.Seager was out 16 games while on the IL for the second time, but that didn't count the two games he didn't play before his two-homer game against the Tigers.

In 2025, the Rangers are 15-11 with an average of 3.85 runs per game when Corey Seager takes the field. Without the franchise shortstop, Texas is 12-18, averaging 2.83 runs per game. On Wednesday, ahead of their 2-0 loss in the series finale against the Blue Jays,