On Jan. 27, Corey Seager wrote on social media for only the second time since the World Series. He tweeted a video of himself spraying line drives from a batting cage inside a facility run by former Dodgers coach Shawn Wooten.
Earlier that day, most of his teammates had gathered at Dodger Stadium for FanFest, while Seager was at Wooten's hitting academy in Minnesota. Seager did not intend for his visit to double as a message to his organization.
It would be reasonable to wonder. On the surface, Seager breezed through his second season in the majors, following up his rookie-of-the-year campaign with another All-Star output: 22 home runs, quality defense at shortstop and an .