(670 The Score) White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez is officially back.
The White Sox on Monday activated Jimenez from the injured list and optioned infielder Jake Burger to Triple-A Charlotte ahead of their game at the Kansas City Royals in the evening. Jimenez has been out the entire regular season after suffering a torn left pectoral tendon in a spring training game late in March.
Jimenez will be the White Sox's designated hitter and hit fourth against the Royals on Monday. He's likely to play left field Tuesday and then DH again Wednesday, manager Tony La Russa told reporters.
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Jimenez, 24, hit .296 with 14 homers, 41 RBIs and an .891 OPS in 55 games in the shortened 2020 season. In his two MLB seasons, he has hit .276 with 45 home runs and 120 RBIS over 730 plate appearances in 177 games. Entering Sunday, Jimenez was hitting .289 with two homers, four RBIs and a .793 OPS in 12 games in the minor leagues during his rehab stint.
Burger, 25, is hitting .263 with one homer, three RBIs and an .807 OPS in 15 games for the White Sox this season.
