SAN DIEGO >> Corey Seager was at home in Oklahoma City very early Thursday morning. His Triple-A Dodgers had clinched the Northern Division title of the Pacific Coast League only hours earlier. The phone rang.
It was about 1 a.m. Central time.
“Our manager, Damon Berryhill, called me and he just started off with, ‘Congratulations,’” said Seager, who was recalled by the Dodgers and made his major-league debut Thursday against the Padres at Petco Park. “And I said, ‘For what?’ He said, ‘You’re going up to the big leagues.’ I don’t even think I answered him.
“He said, ‘Have a good night, make your phone calls and get ready.