Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager reflects on World Series moments and shares insights into his daily routines. Lately, Seager has been on fire as the Rangers’ top hitter, smashing 11 home runs throughout the month of May.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager appeared on the K&C Masterpiece show on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] to chat about his daily routines, reflections on World Series memories, and other topics. Responses have been gently edited for better clarity.
What’s your perspective on dealing with slumps as a young hitter, especially with Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter?
Corey Seager: I think you said it perfectly when you said “Baseball is hard.” There couldn’t be any more of a true statement than that one. It’s a constant battle, it’s a cat and mouse game. Everybody always says they’re making adjustments off you, you’re making them off them, and you’re just trying to do the best you can.
Do you watch other hitters and take things from them to apply to what you’re doing in your everyday work?
Seager: I definitely did when I was younger. I’d say the older I got, the more I’ve realized what I do well, and what I do. But definitely early, I was picking people’s brains on how they thought about things and how they manipulated things, and how they changed angles and all sorts of stuff like that. You just grow into involving who you are and really learning yourself.
What type of defensive routine do you bring to the table every day?
Seager: It’s just kind of working on the craft, right? It’s both sides of the field in today’s game, you got to be able to do both. It’s same thing you know, knowing my body, knowing what I can and can’t do, and how I can make things easier and better, and just constantly trying to manipulate those, and positioning, and knowing your your pitchers out there and where they go and how they like to attack people. As the years go, you know, you start learning hitters and their swings and making adjustments off it. So it’s just a learning curve all the time.
Do you think your mindset is that different compared to other big leaguers?
Seager: I don’t know, I think everybody’s different, right? Everybody has their individual thing. That’s one good thing that this clubhouse has been able to accomplish is letting people be who they are. To get the best out of any of us, we need you to be yourself and to have the freedom to do that, and the freedom for my teammates to be able to do that, that’s something special we’ve built here.
Is it difficult to get locked back in to the grind after the peak of the World Series?
Seager: Yeah definitely. That’s the hardest part about April when you play deep into the playoffs is just re-locking back in. Those games are so important and so detail-oriented and so just high-intensity. That’s not saying the normal big league game isn’t, but it’s trying to just get back in the flow of every day. Repeat. Repeat, repeat.
Does it get old hearing people’s stories from watching your home run in Game 1 of the World Series? What went through your mind after hitting that home run?
Seager: No, not at all. That’s the cool thing about sports is you can bring everybody together in a single moment. Everybody’s feeling the same thing. That was definitely a special moment to me. It’s something I’ll never forget. It’s always fun hearing people talk about it. Honestly, the moment is a blackout, right? You don’t even know what you’re doing. It’s so emotional and so much fun, and it doesn’t even settle in until you’re through the dugout and kind of calmed down. So it’s one of those that you wish you could remember a lot more than you actually do.