(670 The Score) White Sox outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jimenez is expected to miss two to three weeks with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday.
The White Sox officially placed Jimenez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, with the move retroactive to Tuesday. The club characterized the hamstring strain as “low-grade.” Jimenez hurt himself while running the bases in the seventh inning of the White Sox’s 12-3 loss to the Giants on Monday.
Jimenez is hitting .200 (4-of-20) with three RBIs in five games this season. His absence is big blow to the White Sox, who are off to a 2-3 start. While Jimenez has been plagued by injuries in his five-year MLB career, he's a powerful bat when healthy, averaging 36 homers per 162 games in his career.
In a corresponding move, Chicago called infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte. Burger hit .250 with eight homers and 26 RBIs in 51 games for the White Sox in 2022.
The White Sox host the Giants on Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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