Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is set to undergo an appendectomy, multiple outlets reported Thursday, and is expected to miss multiple weeks, putting the remainder of his regular season in jeopardy.

Seager, 31, hit a home run among his two hits against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night and has home runs in each of the past two games. The five-time All-Star reportedly had been dealing with abdominal discomfort for multiple days.

The Rangers entered Thursday's play in third place in the American League West, 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Houston Astros. They were also 4 1/2 games out of the final wild-card spot in the AL.

Seager is batting .271 with 21 home runs and 50 RBIs in 102 games this season after dealing with calf soreness in spring training and going on the inj

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