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Seager adds 3-HR night to ROY resume
- Updated: June 4, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have had 16 Rookies of the Year, including Jackie Robinson, for whom the award is now named. But none of them were shortstops, which Corey Seager could change this year.
Seager became the first Dodgers rookie in 57 years to slug three homers in a game when he did it to the Braves Friday night, powering the Dodgers to a 4-2 win in the homestand opener.
The Dodgers needed each of the solo shots Seager hit, as the veterans watched the rookies carry the load. Trayce Thompson’s solo homer completed the scoring, with Kenta Maeda shaking off a hand bruise to pitch 6 1/3 innings for his second consecutive win.
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“It’s one of those things, it doesn’t matter where it’s coming from,” Seager said of the rookie contributions this year. “As long as it gets runs across, you get the wins, it doesn’t matter.”
Seager leads the Dodgers with 12 home runs, 31 RBIs, 36 runs scored, 112 total bases, as well as games played and at-bats.
“What he did, three homers, he put us on his back tonight,” said manager Dave Roberts. “To …
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