Corey Seager was building off his 2020 National League Championship Series and World Series MVP Awards this year but has been out of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup since the middle of May after being hit by a pitch in the right hand.
While Seager avoided what may have been season-ending surgery, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts forecasted he would be out at least four weeks and likely closer to two months. The team then was hopeful for a return in early July, but Seager’s recovery stalled amid lingering soreness in the hand as a result of increasing his number of swings during workouts.