CHICAGO (CBS) — An unpleasant begin to the White Sox season acquired worse because the crew positioned third basemen Yoán Moncada on the injured listing, with a left adductor pressure that may hold him out of the lineup for 3 to six months.
Moncada suffered the damage working out a grounder throughout the second inning on Tuesday towards within the crew’s 7-5 win over the Guardians, and gave the impression to be in vital ache earlier than being helped off the sphere.
The 28-year-old was reported to be enjoying by means of minor groin/hip soreness of late, which appears more likely to be the reason for Tuesday’s damage. He had been batting .282 with three doubles, a triple, 5 walks, and 4 runs scored in 11 video games.
Moncada was positioned on the 10-day injured listing on Wednesday, and the White Sox known as up outfielder Oscar Colas from Charlotte to take his spot on the roster.
Colas was batting .321 with two doubles, one dwelling run, 4 RBI, three walks, and 6 runs scored in eight video games in AAA this season. He struggled in his rookie debut with the White Sox final 12 months, batting solely .216 with 9 doubles, 5 dwelling runs, and 19 RBI in 75 video games earlier than he was despatched again right down to Charlotte.
Even with Moncada within the lineup, the White Sox have been having a dismal begin to the season on offense, with solely 23 runs by means of 11 video games. They’ve been shut out 4 occasions already, and have scored three or extra runs solely 4 occasions.
Moncada has been hampered by accidents for many of his profession with the White Sox. He performed solely 92 video games in 2023 as a consequence of again accidents, and appeared in solely 104 video games in 2022 with foot, indirect, hamstring, and quad points.
It is simply the most recent unhealthy damage information for the White Sox, who’re already enjoying with out All-Star middle fielder Luis Robert, who suffered hip flexor damage on Friday towards the Royals, and designated hitter Eloy Jimenez, who went down with an adductor pressure on March 31 towards the Tigers.
The crew has but to present a timetable for both Robert or Jimenez to return. Like Moncada, each have suffered a number of accidents of their time with the White Sox.
Moncada is within the final 12 months of a 5-year, $70 million contract, and his $24 million wage is the best on the crew. If he’s unable to return prior to 6 months, the damage might spell the top of his profession in Chicago, which is within the midst of one other rebuild.
