Corey Seager injury: Rangers place star shortstop on IL with sprained thumb

The Texas Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the injured list on Saturday because of a right thumb sprain, the team announced. Seager, who sustained the injury diving into a base during Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, has already undergone an x-ray (that came back negative) and an MRI to determine the severity of the condition. In a corresponding move, the Rangers promoted catcher Sam Huff from Triple-A. Seager, 29, is making his second trip to the shelf this season. He missed nearly a month earlier in the year on account of a strained hamstring. When Seager has…