Seager has elbow surgery, Jansen hand procedure; Jung avoids operation

Corey Seager underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, the Rangers announced Friday, bringing a clearer answer to one of their offseason health questions.

Texas said its shortstop is expected to recover fully in time to begin his normal offseason work. The club also announced that catcher Danny Jansen had a procedure Wednesday to remove a bone growth from his right hand.

Josh Jung will not need surgery for the right-hand fracture he suffered when a pitch hit him on September 25. Together, the updates resolve several possibilities the Rangers had discussed after their season ended.

MLB.com beat writer Kennedi Landry supplied the procedure dates in her Friday update: October 6 for Seager and October 7 for Jansen.

The elbow problem had been present for months. President of baseball operations Chris Young said September 28 that Seager had dealt with the spur for several months and might need a minor operation. The Friday announcement confirms that the procedure has now taken place.

Seager’s two injured-list stints during the season were for lower-back inflammation. He also spent time on the seven-day concussion injured list in June. Those absences are separate from the throwing-elbow issue addressed this week.

The 32-year-old played 102 games and finished with a .227 batting average and .736 OPS, both career lows. Texas’ recovery outlook offers a path back to normal offseason preparation after a year interrupted by several health problems.

For Jung, avoiding an operation is a change from the uncertainty at the end-of-season news conference. The club had still been considering both surgical and nonsurgical options for his hand. Friday’s announcement establishes which course it will take, without supplying a new return timetable.

Health is also part of the Rangers’ larger roster discussion. Young has said Texas needs more reliability and availability after an 80–82 season that ended short of the playoffs. Seager, Wyatt Langford and Jung all missed substantial time.

The latest updates give that discussion specific medical developments: two procedures are complete, and Jung’s recovery will proceed without surgery.