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Dodgers’ Corey Seager Still Dealing With Elbow Issues

The Dodgers dropped the series opener against the Phillies with a final score of 4-3. The offense was fairly quiet, despite hitting three home runs off the bats of Chris Taylor, Justin Turner, and Curtis Granderson. It also didn’t help that Corey Seager had a scheduled day off.

Dave Roberts told Reporters that Seager will not be throwing at 100% for the rest of the season and that the staff is “on top of it.”



When the Dodgers were resting Seager, he didn’t make a start from August 29th to September 7th. Los Angeles won just one game during that stretch, showing just how valuable his presence in the lineup is.

It is definitely concerning that Corey Seager is going to play with an elbow that isn’t at 100%, but it doesn’t seem like there is any other option. Seager is hitting .303, with 20 home runs and 32 doubles this year. Taking that bat out of the lineup would be detrimental to the Dodgers’ postseason run. On top of that he plays a premium position at shortstop, and he plays it well. What is also reassuring is the fact that the medical staff says that his arm is playable, which hopefully means that playing will not cause any long-term damage.

Something that should also be noted is that Corey Seager’s batting statistics have seen a drop since returning to the starting lineup. In 41 at-bats this month, Seager has a slash line of .220/.283/.341 and one home run; however, that one home run was an absolute shot to center field!

What are your thoughts on players that play through pain or playing when they are not at 100%? Let us know in the comments below!

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Alex Perez

Whittier College Alumnus. Editor In Chief of Dodgers Nation. Lifelong Dodgers fan.

2 Comments

  1. as long as the injury isn’t worsen by playing and the backup isn,t as good as the injured player playing with the injury, go for it in this instance Seager would be better than backup Hernandez even playing with a broken arm.

  2. They should use corey at about the 7th or 8th ining to save his arm. We don’t want to lose him

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