MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry reports it’s expected to be a relatively short stint for Seager after an MRI on Wednesday revealed a mild hamstring strain. The 30-year-old shortstop suffered the injury during Tuesday’s showdown against the Athletics. It’ll be veteran defensive standout Nick Ahmed taking his spot on the roster, but we’re anticipating Josh Smith taking over at shortstop during his absence.

Seager was removed from Tuesday’s showdown against the Athletics in Sacramento with right hamstring tightness. He’ll undergo additional imaging to determine the severity of the issue to determine how much time he’s going to miss. It certainly sounds like there’s a chance he winds up requiring a trip to the injured list. There should be some much-needed clarity on his status at some point prior to Wednesday night’s game.

Everything is called tightness these days, but Seager came up lame while running out a grounder and it wasn’t merely tightness. If he needs to go on the IL, the Rangers will put Josh Smith at shortstop and recall Ezequiel Duran.

Seager had a bad first week and a half while dealing with a calf strain, but he’s collected 14 hits, including three homers, in his last eight games, putting him at .306/.368/.516 overall. Alas, it’s produced just six RBI, mostly because the Rangers are getting terrible production from the ninth and first spots in the order.