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Seager's return from two surgeries hasn't been easy, but the Dodgers shortstop believes he'll excel again

LOS ANGELES_The levity in his voice offset the gravity of his words.

He described this season as "extremely tough," except he didn't sound frustrated.

On the contrary.

As he explained the difficulties of returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup after missing all but the first month of last season, Corey Seager projected a sense of ... excitement?

The former rookie of the year smiled. He laughed. He playfully wiggled the black bat in his hands.

Seager will enter a weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks batting a career-worst .265 with nine home runs, but if you ignored what he said and listened only to how he

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