Chicago (AP) – Eloy Jiménez was just beginning to feel comfortable at bat when he suffered another injury. That’s one of the more annoying aspects of the slugger’s most recent injury for Jiménez and the Chicago White Sox.
In Tuesday night’s 5-0 victory at Toronto, Jiménez hurt his left hamstring while scoring from second base in the fifth inning. It is anticipated that he will be out for four to six weeks.
“I sensed that I was getting close to scoring. Before Saturday’s 5-3 loss to Baltimore, Jiménez stated, “I said, ‘Not again.'” However, I vowed not to sit around feeling sorry for myself. All I’m going to do is work hard. I’m confident that I’ll discover the solution to this one day. This will only be a nightmare, a dreadful dream.”
The 27-year-old Jiménez scored 79 runs and blasted 31 home runs in 122 games in 2019, but a lengthy line of injuries has prevented him from living up to his talent. In April, a left adductor strain also kept him off the pitch.
Jiménez was placed on the injured list on Wednesday after hitting.321 (9 for 28) with a home run in his previous eight games.
“For me, yes, this is a challenge,” he replied. “Everything poses a difficulty. It’s a challenge each time I visit the IL. I know that when I return, it will be with much more strength than before.”
In 2023, he participated in 120 games; however, he also missed time due to a left hamstring injury and was placed on the injured list following an emergency appendectomy.
A right hamstring injury limited him to 84 appearances in 2022.
Before their fourth straight loss, the last-place White Sox reinstated rookie third baseman Bryan Ramos from the 10-day injured list. To free up space on the roster, outfielder Zack DeLoach was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.
One of the team’s best prospects, Ramos, had been out due to a strained left quadriceps. After being promoted from Double-A Birmingham on May 4, he played in 10 games for Chicago, hitting.281 (9 for 32) with two RBIs.
Ramos was 0 for 4 in the Baltimore defeat and struck out.
“He’ll get a day off here and there and just make sure that we don’t work that too hard and hinder his ability to stay on the pitch,” Pedro Grifol, the manager, stated prior to the match “and then gradually get him into playing every day.”
In his first three major league games with the White Sox, DeLoach was 0 for 5. In a trade with Seattle in February, he was acquired.