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Corey Seager undergoes elbow surgery, AL West roundup
No AL West games were played, but Corey Seager underwent elbow surgery and the Athletics are reviewing an injury-hit group of young hitters.
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There were no games on the AL West slate yesterday, with all five clubs standing pat on their final 2026 records. Even without on-field action, the Texas Rangers and Sacramento Athletics still generated notable headlines.
Rangers: Corey Seager has minor elbow surgery
As reported by MLB Trade Rumors, Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has undergone minor surgery to address a bone spur in his right elbow. Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters last week that Seager had been dealing with the issue and that a minor procedure was one possible outcome. MLB Trade Rumors notes that Seager appears to have chosen that route, with the report pointing to an Instagram post first flagged by Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports.
The Rangers finished 2026 at 80-82, right around the .500 mark in the AL West. The health of their star shortstop now becomes a key storyline as the club heads into the offseason looking to improve on that middling record.
Athletics: young bats under the microscope after injuries
MLB Trade Rumors also takes stock of the Sacramento Athletics’ young hitters after a season in which an up-and-coming lineup was reportedly derailed by several major injuries. According to the outlet, Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom all missed significant time, undercutting what was expected to be a rising strength of the club’s roster.
The Athletics, who closed the year at 64-98, saw their offense slide in the league rankings: MLB Trade Rumors notes that a group which ranked 12th in runs scored in 2025 dropped to 20th in 2026. The repeated absences in the middle of the order are cited as a major factor in that decline and figure prominently in the organization’s evaluation of where its rebuild stands heading into the next season.
No new developments were reported yesterday for the Seattle Mariners (76-86), Houston Astros (81-81) or Los Angeles Angels (62-100), who have also turned the page to their offseason assessments.