CHICAGO — Eloy Jimenez was simply beginning to really feel good on the plate when he received damage once more. That is one of many extra irritating elements for Jiménez and the Chicago White Sox in terms of slugger’s newest harm.
Jiménez strained his left hamstring whereas scoring from second within the fifth inning of Tuesday evening’s 5-0 victory at Toronto. He’s anticipated to be sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks.
“Once I was nearly scoring, I felt it. I mentioned, ‘Not once more.’ That was my response,” Jiménez mentioned earlier than Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles. “However I mentioned, ‘I am not going to take a seat right here and be sorry for myself. I am simply going to work laborious.’ I do know sooner or later I’ll discover the reply to this. That is going to be only a unhealthy dream, a nightmare.”
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Jiménez, 27, hit 31 homers and drove in 79 runs in 122 video games in 2019, however he hasn’t delivered on the potential he confirmed throughout his rookie season — partly due to a protracted checklist of accidents. He additionally was sidelined by a left adductor pressure in April.
He performed in 120 video games in 2023 however missed time with a left hamstring pressure and went on the injured checklist after he had an emergency appendectomy. He was restricted to 84 video games in 2022 due to a proper hamstring harm.
Jiménez hit .321 (9-for-28) with a homer over his final eight video games earlier than he was positioned on the IL on Wednesday.
The White Sox activated rookie third baseman Bryan Ramos from the 10-day IL earlier than their matchup with the Orioles. Outfielder Zack DeLoach was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte to make room on the roster.
Ramos, one of many group’s high prospects, had been sidelined by a strained left quad. He was introduced up from Double-A Birmingham on Could 4 and hit .281 (9-for-32) with two RBIs in his first 10 video games with Chicago. He was within the beginning lineup for Saturday’s recreation in opposition to Baltimore.
“He’ll get a time off right here and there and simply make it possible for we do not work that too laborious and hinder his potential to remain on the sphere,” supervisor Pedro Grifol mentioned, “after which steadily get him into enjoying each day.”
DeLoach went 0-for-5 in his first three main league video games with the White Sox. He was acquired in a February commerce with the Seattle Mariners.
