White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Heading to IL with calf strain
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The White Sox placed Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a left calf strain.
Benintendi tweaked the calf on Sunday against the Astros and didn't make enough improvement over the last few days to avoid the IL. He will be eligible to return May 15, but it's unclear at this time whether he has a chance to be ready to go on that date. Brooks Baldwin should continue to see the lion's share of starts in left field while Benintendi is sidelined.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Held out again Wednesday
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Benintendi (calf) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Kansas City.
He'll miss a third straight contests after tweaking his left calf Sunday against the Astros. There's been no indication to this point that Benintendi might require a trip to the 10-day injured list, but he'll need to improve in a hurry. Brooks Baldwin will play left field and bat sixth for the White Sox on Wednesday.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting again Tuesday
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Benintendi (calf) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Benintendi after exiting Sunday's matchup with the Astros due to left calf tightness. Brooks Baldwin is receiving the start in left field and batting seventh Tuesday.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Absent from Monday's lineup
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Benintendi (calf) is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Kansas City.
Benintendi was forced to leave Sunday's affair against the Astros due to left calf tightness, so it's not a surprise he's absent from the lineup a day later. He is considered day-to-day for the time being. Michael Taylor is in left field and batting eighth in the series opener Monday.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Exits with tight calf
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The White Sox announced that Benintendi was removed in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Astros due to left calf tightness.
Benintendi is considered day-to-day after he appeared to suffer the injury while running the bases in the fifth inning. He stayed in the game in the top of the sixth to play left field but was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the inning when his turn in the batting order came up. Benintendi went 0-for-3 with a run scored before departing.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Smacks fifth homer
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Brewers.
Benintendi helped the White Sox jump on Freddy Peralta early, slugging a solo home run in the first inning. It was his fifth home run of the season and third since returning from the injured list April 17. However, in that 11-game span, he has only four RBI, four runs scored and no additional extra-base hits.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting vs. LHP
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Benintendi's left-handed bat will step out of the starting nine Saturday with southpaw Jeffrey Springs set to toe the slab for the A's. Brooks Baldwin will start in left field with Benintendi out, and Bobby Dalbec will claim the open spot in the lineup while starting at first base.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Goes yard Monday
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Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Monday's 4-2 loss at Boston.
The 30-year-old took lefty flamethrower Aroldis Chapman deep in the eighth inning for his 25th career homer at Fenway Park. This performance marks Benintendi's first multi-hit performance since being activated from the injured list April 17 -- he has gone 3-for-18 with two homers across five games. Overall, Benintendi is slashing .245/.302/.490 with four home runs and eight RBI and runs scored apiece over 53 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Continues to be bright spot in loss
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's loss to the Red Sox.
Benintendi got the White Sox into the hit column with a bang, driving a 383-foot solo shot into right field in the fourth inning against his former team. The veteran outfielder has been one of the lone bright spots in Chicago's feeble lineup when healthy, hitting .278 with three round trippers, seven RBI and seven runs scored through his first 36 at-bats (11 games) of the campaign. Benintendi should play almost every day, but his fantasy upside will be limited by the lack of talent around him.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Activated from injured list
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The White Sox activated Benintendi (adductor) from the 10-day injured list, but he won't be included in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Benintendi skipped a rehab assignment and wound up missing just one more day than the minimum due to a left adductor strain. The veteran outfielder has hit well in the early going this season, slashing .290/.333/.484 with a couple of home runs. Though he's on the bench Thursday, Benintendi should resume his role as Chicago's primary left fielder in this weekend's series in Boston.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Lands on IL with adductor strain
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The White Sox placed Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a left adductor strain.
Benintendi exited Sunday's game against the Tigers and hasn't improved enough in subsequent days to avoid the IL. Per Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times, Benintendi believes he could have played in a few days, but the team wanted to exercise caution. He should have a good shot to be activated when first eligible April 16. The White Sox have been using Brooks Baldwin and Michael Taylor in left field on days Benintendi is unavailable. The club has also recalled Greg Jones from Triple-A Charlotte, and he could factor into the mix in left field.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Held out again Wednesday
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Benintendi (adductor) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday game in Cleveland.
Benintendi has not played since exiting Sunday's contest against the Tigers due to left adductor tightness. He was set to undergo further testing Tuesday, and while those results have not been revealed, Benintendi will require at least one more day of rest. Michael Taylor is in left field and batting seventh for the White Sox on Wednesday.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Undergoing further tests Tuesday
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White Sox manager Will Venable said Benintendi will undergo further tests on his injured adductor Tuesday, Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Benintendi exited Sunday's game against the Tigers early due to adductor tightness. The White Sox had the day off Monday, and Benintendi remains out of the lineup for Tuesday afternoon's date with the Guardians. Venable said Benintendi doesn't feel as good as the team had hoped at this point, necessitating further evaluation. Brooks Baldwin is making the start in left field for Tuesday's series opener. Through 33 plate appearances to begin the season, Benintendi is slashing .290/.333/.484 with two home runs, six RBI and five runs scored.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Benintendi (adductor) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cleveland.
Benintendi departed Sunday's game versus the Tigers due to left adductor tightness and is still not well enough to play after the White Sox's team off day Monday. The good news is he has not yet been placed on the 10-day injured list, so the White Sox are seemingly considering him day-to-day for the time being. Brooks Baldwin will start left field and bat eighth in Tuesday's series opener.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Exits with adductor tightness
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Benintendi was removed from Sunday's game against the Tigers due to left adductor tightness.
The outfielder reached via a fielder's choice during the opening frame and appeared to tweak something while running the bases, though he remained in the game for one more at-bat before exiting. Benintendi will have a team off day Monday to aid in his recovery before Tuesday's series opener versus the Guardians.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Smacks another three-run homer
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer during Monday's 9-0 win over the Twins.
Benintendi helped extend the White Sox's lead to seven when he took Chris Paddack deep for a 401-foot, three-run home run in the second inning. Benintendi's spot on the Opening Day roster appeared to be in jeopardy after fracturing his right hand in late February, but he was able to heal quickly enough to start the season on the White Sox's 26-man roster. He's gone 3-for-13 with two walks, two home runs and six RBI to start the 2025 season.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Blasts three-run homer Thursday
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Angels.
Just weeks earlier, Benintendi's availability for Opening Day appeared to be in peril after he suffered a fractured right hand Feb. 27, when he was hit by a pitch. He healed quickly, however, returning to the White Sox's spring lineup March 19 and appearing in four Cactus League games before getting the green light for Opening Day. According to Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times, Benintendi said he felt comfortable playing the outfield, but the White Sox chose to deploy him as their designated hitter in the season opener, perhaps out of an abundance of caution. Benintendi got off to a slow start to the day with strikeouts in his first two at-bats, but he came up big in the bottom of the eighth inning, extended the White Sox lead on a 397-foot, three-run home run off Ryan Johnson. Benintendi hit 20 home runs in 2024, which tied a career-best he set in 2017 with the Red Sox, but he's failed to crack .700 OPS over his last two seasons after doing so in six of the seven prior campaigns.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Returns to lineup at DH
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Benintendi (hand) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Brewers.
Benintendi's recovery from a fractured right hand has come along rapidly, as he took live batting practice Monday and is now back in the White Sox lineup. Though he'll handle a non-defensive role Wednesday, Benintendi is expected to make a start in the outfield Friday versus the Reds, per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. Barring a setback, Benintendi appears as though he'll be ready to serve as Chicago's starting left fielder on Opening Day.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Progressing quicker than expected
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Benintendi (hand) took live batting practice Monday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. "I feel a lot better than I anticipated," Benintendi said after Monday's workout. "Things kind of progressed better than we thought. The bone itself is healed. At this point it's just pain tolerance."
Benintendi faced pitching for the first time since Feb. 27, when he suffered a non-displaced fracture of the bone on beneath the pinky knuckle on his right hand after Guardians lefty Logan Allen struck him with a pitch. The 30-year-old said that he had been hitting for four or five days before testing himself in a live session Monday, and if he experiences no unexpected pain coming out of the workout, he could be cleared to rejoin the White Sox's Cactus League lineup as a designated hitter Wednesday against the Brewers. At the time he suffered the injury, Benintendi faced an estimated recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks, but he sounds like he'll push to be ready for the March 27 season opener against the Angels, even if the fractured bone hasn't fully healed by then.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Takes swings in batting cage
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White Sox manager Will Venable said that Benintendi (hand) took swings in the batting cage Thursday and "felt really good," Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Benintendi was cleared to hit after he had a scan on his fractured right hand earlier this week that returned good results. Venable didn't rule Benintendi out for Opening Day, and while it seems unlikely the outfielder will be ready by then, the skipper added of Benintendi that "we feel confident that he's in a good spot to progress." When healthy, Benintendi projects as Chicago's everyday left fielder.
