Coming off their first World Series appearance in 29 years, the Los Angeles Dodgers hoped to return to the Fall Classic and end the franchise’s championship drought in 2018. However, they immediately faced a challenge when Corey Seager was lost for the season.
After pushing through elbow issues during parts of the previous year, Seager was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery. While recovering from that operation he had arthroscopic left hip surgery.
The Dodgers were cautious in moving Seager along the rehab process through the winter and into Spring Training. As expected, he was in the lineup for Opening Day and other than missing a brief stretch due to a hamstring strain, played regularly throughout 2019.