Rangers killer and brother of current Texas SS will be Hall of Fame eligible in 2027

Former Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is more than Corey Seager's older brother.

From 2011 to 2021, the power hitter made life hell for the Texas Rangers and their fans while delivering Gold Glove-level play at third base for the AL West rival Seattle Mariners.

The Ranger killer's solid production over an 11-year career means that he will find himself eligible for the Hall of Fame come January 2027.

Former Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager was a nightmare for Rangers' pitchers

There were few, if any, opposing players who did as much damage to the Rangers in the 2010s as the left-handed hitting Kyle Seager.

For his career, Seager was a .251 hitter, but when he played against Texas, he became a .290 hitter, going 202-for-696.

While he averaged a respectable 26 homers and 82 RBIs over 162 games during his career, he became Babe Ruthian against the Rangers, mashing 37 dingers with 121 RBI in 182 games played. His .290/.365/.514 slash against Texas is outrageous.

He also had 41 doubles and scored 117 runs against the team that his younger brother now plays shortstop for.

The bottom line is that no matter who took the hill for the Rangers, Seager seemed to take some of his best hacks against them. He was also a stout defender at the hot corner, earning a Gold Glove in 2014.

Kyle Seager will be a long shot to be enshrined as a Hall of Famer

Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran were just enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Seager will be looking to join them when the BBWAA tallies their votes again in January of 2027.

As a career .251 hitter with 242 HRs and a 37 WAR, Seager's numbers aren't close to the average HOF third baseman, which includes an approximate 60 WAR. His slash line of .251/.321/.442 is well below what is typically good enough for serious consideration. For instance, former Ranger and HOFer Adrian Beltre had a career slash of .286/.349/.480 with an OPS+ of 116 and a WAR of 97.1.

That doesn't take away from Seager's better-than-average career and bloodletting against the Rangers. If he had played more than 11 seasons, he might have accumulated more stats that approach Hall standards.

And he will get to Cooperstown one day, albeit as a spectator during younger brother Corey's much more likely enshrinement in the future.