Corey Seager has already played a significant role in countless games during his young career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yet, Saturday night against the Cincinnati Reds somehow marked unchartered territory for the 23-year-old shortstop.
Seager’s game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning was his first career walk-off hit. Not just with the Dodgers or as a professional, but at any level since he began playing organized baseball in 1997 as a 3-year-old.
“Never (hit a walk-off) in high school, summer ball, Minor Leagues, nothing,” Seager said. “First one, it was pretty cool.