Corey Seager Bio
Corey Drew Seager is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is often regarded as one of the best shortstops of his generation. The Dodgers selected Seager in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft, and he made his major league debut in 2015. He was the 2016 National League Rookie of the Year and was an MLB All-Star in his first two full seasons in the majors. He helped Texas claim their first World Series championship in 2023 and was named World Series MVP for the second time, becoming only the fourth player to achieve this feat.
Early Life and Background
Corey Seager was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Jeff and Jody Seager on April 27, 1994. He is the youngest of three brothers. His oldest brother Kyle Seager is a former third baseman for the Seattle Mariners, and his middle brother Justin was drafted by the Mariners in the 12th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Seager grew up a New York Yankees fan and idolized Derek Jeter, the longtime Yankees shortstop.
Seager attended Northwest Cabarrus High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina, graduating in 2012. He played baseball and basketball for the school and was the number one baseball recruit in the state. Seager committed to attend the University of South Carolina on a college baseball scholarship before beginning his professional career.
Path to Professional Baseball
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Seager in the first round with the 18th overall selection of the 2012 MLB draft. He received a $2.35 million signing bonus to sign with the Dodgers instead of attending South Carolina. Seager began his professional career with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, where he had a .309 batting average in 46 games in 2012.
He was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Single-A Midwest League for 2013, where he hit .309 with 12 home runs and 57 runs batted in (RBI) in 74 games. In 2014, Seager hit .352 with 18 home runs and 70 RBI for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was named the MVP of the California League. He played for the USA team at the 2014 All-Star Futures Game and was later promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League. On September 26, 2014, the Dodgers announced that Seager was the co-winner of the organization’s “Minor League Player of the Year” award, along with Joc Pederson.
Seager received a non-roster invite to the Dodgers major league spring training in 2015. MLB.com ranked him the seventh-best prospect in baseball going into the 2015 season, and Baseball America named him the number five prospect in 2015. He played for the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, where he had a six-hit game against the Salt Lake Bees in May, becoming the second player in franchise history to record six hits in one game.
Corey Seager Career
Los Angeles Dodgers (2015–2021)
On September 3, 2015, the Dodgers called Seager up to the majors, and he made his debut that night as the starting shortstop against the San Diego Padres. He had two hits in four at-bats with two RBI in his debut, with his first MLB hit being a double to right field. On September 12, 2015, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Seager went 4-for-4 with his first MLB home run, a walk, and a stolen base, making him the third-youngest player in history to accomplish that feat. He hit .337 in 27 games with the Dodgers, supplanting Jimmy Rollins as the Dodgers’ starting shortstop down the stretch.
Seager was the Dodgers’ Opening Day starting shortstop in 2016. On June 3, he hit three home runs in a game against the Atlanta Braves, becoming the first Dodgers shortstop to do so since Kevin Elster in 2000 and the youngest shortstop in major league history to accomplish that feat. He was named the National League Rookie of the Month for June and was selected to play on the National League All-Star team. He finished his rookie season with a .308 batting average, 26 home runs, and 72 RBI in 157 games, setting Dodgers records for home runs in a season by a shortstop. He became the first Dodgers rookie to hit 40 doubles in a season and was the unanimous winner of the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
In 2017, Seager had his second career three-home run game against the New York Mets on June 20. He batted .295/.375/.479 with 22 home runs, was named to his second straight All-Star game, and won his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award, the first Dodgers player to win back-to-back awards since Mike Piazza. A back injury suffered in the third game of the 2017 NLDS kept Seager off the Dodgers roster for the NLCS, though he returned for the World Series.
On April 30, 2018, Seager was diagnosed with a strain in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow, requiring Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss the remainder of the season. He also underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left hip in August. In 2020, Seager completed the regular season having played in 51 of 60 games and hit .307/.358/.585. He led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, and RBIs. Seager was named MVP of the 2020 National League Championship Series and was then named MVP of the 2020 World Series, leading the Dodgers to their first championship since 1988.
Texas Rangers (2022–Present)
On December 1, 2021, Seager signed a 10-year, $325 million contract with the Texas Rangers. The contract was the largest in Rangers franchise history, surpassing Alex Rodriguez’s record $252 million deal set in 2000. In 2022, Seager batted .245/.315/.455 and hit a career-high 33 home runs despite the lower batting average.
In 2023, Seager batted .327/.390/.623 with 33 home runs and a career-high 96 RBI, leading the American League in doubles and percentage of balls hard-hit. He was named to the All-Star team and finished second in AL MVP voting, behind Shohei Ohtani. In the 2023 World Series, Seager hit .286 with three home runs and six RBI to help the Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. He became the fourth player in history to win the World Series MVP award twice and became the first to win the award in both the American League and the National League.
Notable Events and Milestones
On August 17, 2019, Corey faced his brother Kyle Seager of the Seattle Mariners for the first time in an MLB game, and both homered in the game, becoming the first pair of brothers to homer in the same game since César and Felipe Crespo did so in 2001. On August 29, 2024, Seager recorded his 200th career home run against the Chicago White Sox, becoming the first purely left-handed-hitting shortstop in Major League history to reach this milestone and the 15th shortstop overall. Seager and his brother Kyle became the first pair of brothers in major league history to each hit 25 or more homers in the same season when they accomplished the feat in 2016.
Corey Seager Career Wins
Seager has established himself as one of the premier shortstops in baseball with an impressive collection of individual awards and team championships across his career.
Los Angeles Dodgers Highlights
During his seven seasons with the Dodgers from 2015 to 2021, Seager was named an All-Star twice (2016, 2017), won the Silver Slugger Award three times (2016, 2017, 2023), and was the unanimous National League Rookie of the Year in 2016. He won the World Series championship with the Dodgers in 2020 and was named both NLCS MVP and World Series MVP during that championship run. Through his career with the Dodgers, he established franchise records for home runs in a season by a shortstop.
Texas Rangers Highlights
Since joining the Rangers in 2022, Seager has been named an All-Star three times (2022, 2023, 2024). He helped the Rangers capture their first World Series championship in franchise history in 2023 and was named World Series MVP for the second time, becoming only the fourth player in history to achieve this feat and the first to win the award in both leagues. He was selected to the All-MLB First Team in 2023 and finished second in AL MVP voting that same year.
Corey Seager Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Corey Seager comes from a baseball family with strong professional ties. His oldest brother Kyle Seager spent 11 seasons with the Seattle Mariners as a third baseman. His middle brother Justin Seager was drafted by the Mariners in the 2013 MLB draft. The Seager brothers made history in 2016 when Corey and Kyle each hit 25 or more home runs in the same season, becoming the first pair of brothers in major league history to accomplish this feat. On August 17, 2019, the brothers faced each other in an MLB game for the first time, with both homering in the same game.
Personal Life
Seager married Madisyn Van Ham on December 5, 2020. The couple began dating in high school and maintained their relationship through Corey’s rise through the minor leagues and his major league career. Seager grew up in North Carolina and has maintained connections to his home state throughout his professional career.
2025 Season Performance
Corey Seager continued to be a key contributor for the Texas Rangers throughout the 2025 season. In 102 games, he batted .271/.373/.487 with 21 home runs and 50 RBI. His on-base percentage and slugging percentage demonstrated his consistent ability to get on base and hit for extra bases despite battling injuries in previous seasons. Seager’s performance in 2025 reinforced his status as one of the most productive shortstops in baseball and a central figure in the Rangers’ lineup as the team built toward future championship contention.