Kyle Seager was selected by the Mariners in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2011.
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17 Facts About Kyle Seager
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Kyle Seager is the eldest of three sons born to Jeff and Jody Kyle Seager.
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Kyle Seager attended Northwest Cabarrus High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina, where he earned Co-North Carolina Player of the Year honors.
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Kyle Seager enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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Kyle Seager spent the majority of the 2009 season with the Class-A Clinton LumberKings.
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Kyle Seager played one game with the AZL Mariners and two with the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks.
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Kyle Seager spent the entire 2010 season with the High Desert Mavericks, batting.
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Kyle Seager was ranked by Baseball America as the ninth best prospect in the Mariners organization for 2011.
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On June 4,2013, Kyle Seager hit a grand slam against the Chicago White Sox in the 14th inning.
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Kyle Seager finished 2016 with a 278 batting average, 30 home runs and 99 RBIs in 158 games and he and his brother, Corey, made history by becoming the first pair of brothers in major league history to each hit 25 or more homers in the same season.
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Kyle Seager continued his streak of seasons with 20 or more home runs and at least 154 games played, hitting 22 home runs with 78 RBIs in 155 games but hit a career-low.
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In 2019, during a spring training game, Kyle Seager sustained an injury to his left hand while attempting a diving play on a ball.
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Kyle Seager was later diagnosed with a hand injury and would require hand surgery that would sideline him for 8 to 10 weeks.
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Kyle Seager missed 53 games before returning to the lineup in late May 2019.
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Kyle Seager declined the offer, saying he was happy doing chores at home.
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