CHICAGO — Rangers shortstop Corey Seager swung a bat, ran the bases and fielded balls. Soon, the club believes, he’ll do so in a meaningful game.

Seager took live batting practice and completed infield drills prior to Saturday’s game vs. the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field for the first time since he was placed on the injured list with a right hamstring strain .

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy believes that Seager could return to the lineup for next weekend’s home series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals or possibly even before then. Seager was placed on the injured list May 13 after his right hamstring strain (which initially sidelined him from April 23-May 3) continued to cause irritation.

“He looks good,” Bochy said. “Swinging good, running well. I thought overall, he did everything and passed all the tests as far as his progression.”

The Rangers will simulate game actions — hitting, fielding and running — for Seager in lieu of a minor league rehab assignment. The 31-year-old hasn’t participated in one since he played in three games for the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders after a left hamstring strain in May of 2023.

Seager has taken four trips to the injured list due to a hamstring strain since 2019 and has already missed 23 games this season because of the soft tissue injury. If Seager were to be activated on May 31 vs. the Cardinals, for example, he’ll have missed a full 30 games because of it.

“He’ll continue to get live BP when we get home on Monday,” Bochy said. “[His activation] could be even a little sooner, who knows, that’s how good he looks.”

Find more Rangers coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Shawn covers the Texas Rangers and other Dallas-area sports for The News. He joined The Dallas Morning News after covering UConn basketball, football and high school sports for The Hartford Courant. A Boston area native, Shawn graduated from Springfield College in 2018 and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Baseball America.