INF/OF Cody Freeman placed on 10-day Injured List; INF Blaine Crim released
Toronto, Ontario, Canada — The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to tonight’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
- Shortstop Corey Seager activated from 7-day Injured List
- Infielder/outfielder Cody Freeman placed on 10-day Injured List (herniated disc), retroactive to June 22
- Infielder Blaine Crim released
The 32-year-old Seager was placed on the 7-day Injured List on June 15, retroactive to June 12, with a concussion that he incurred from a collision with Kansas City catcher Carter Jensen on June 11 at Kauffman Stadium. He missed the Rangers’ last 12 games, a stretch in which the club went 4-8. Seager has endured two Injured List stints this season, also missing 19 contests from May 15-June 4 with lower back inflammation.
In 47 games with Texas this year, the left-handed-hitting shortstop is slashing .186/.284/.373/.657 (33-177) with 9 home runs, 6 doubles, 24 RBI, 23 walks, and 25 runs scored. Despite the missed time, Seager ranks 3rd among Rangers in home runs behind only Jake Burger (13) and Joc Pederson (11), while accruing the 4th-most defensive runs saved (2) among American League shortstops in 2026 (minimum 400.0 innings), per FanGraphs. Since the start of the 2023 campaign, Texas is 204-187 (.522) in games which Seager appears and 83-92 (.474) without Seager.
Freeman, 25, has not appeared for Texas since Saturday vs. San Diego. He went 3-for-15 (.200) with one walk and one run scored in 6 games (3 starts) during his second stint with the Rangers since being recalled on June 13. In 7 Major League games with Texas this season, Freeman is batting .235 (4-17) while making three starts, two at second base and one in leftfield.
Crim, 29, was acquired via waiver claim from Colorado on May 23 and optioned to Triple-A Round Rock, where he batted .263 (20-76) in 21 games for the Express.
With today’s transactions, the Rangers have 39 players on the club’s Major League roster, along with five players on the 60-day Injured List (RHP Carter Baumler, LHP’s Cody Bradford, Robert Garcia, and Jordan Montgomery, and INF/OF Michael Helman).
