White Sox Outfielder Eloy Jimenez left the team game on Wednesday with discomfort in his left shoulder, James Fegan of The Athletic was among those to report. He suffered the injury while trying to steal the tracker catcher Sean Murphy of a home run. The White Sox will have more information on Jimenez’s status on Thursday.
While it is not known whether Jimenez will lose any time in the regular season as a result of this problem, he is one of the last players that the hopeful World Series White Sox can miss. Jimenez had an incredible offensive debut year in 2019 and then posted even better numbers last season when he reduced .296 / .332 / .559 with 14 home runs in 226 plate appearances. The 24-year-old 140 wRC + was ranked 28th out of 142 qualified hitters.
If healthy, Jimenez will join the central defender Luis robert and right defender Adam Eaton on the grass at the beginning of the season. White Sox also have Leury Garcia, Luis Gonzalez, Micker Adolfo and Blake Rutherford on his list of 40 men in the event of a Jimenez restriction on the injured list, and veterans Billy Hamilton and Nick Williams are in the organization as more depth of field.