LOS ANGELES – Whenever Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is asked about the comparisons he draws to Cal Ripken Jr., you almost feel for the kid.
Seager was 7 years old when Ripken played the final game of his Hall of Fame career in 2001.
And for as good a baseball player as he is, Seager really doesn’t like talking about how good a baseball player he is.
“Just to have your name beside his in the paper,” Seager said of Ripken, “is pretty special for me.”
If the 22-year-old Seager wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award as expected, the comparisons will escalate.