White Sox place slugger on injured list with hamstring strain
The team announced a Grade 2 right hamstring strain for its leading power hitter. The player will miss 4-6 weeks after exiting Friday's game.
CBS SportsManager Will Venable said after Friday's game that initial evaluation showed hamstring tightness. He added that imaging would be completed the next day and that the absence would likely last a couple of weeks.
Injury details The player exited in the third inning after running hard on a double-play ball. He finished the game 0 for 2 and entered the day with 20 home runs, the second-highest total in the league. The team recalled infielder Jacob Gonzalez from Triple-A to fill the roster spot. Gonzalez is batting .317 with 19 home runs in 52 games at the higher level this season.
Team context Friday's 4-3 win in 10 innings improved the club's record to 30-27.
The victory kept the team in second place in the AL wild-card standings. The injured player had signed a two-year, $34 million contract in December after hitting 265 home runs across eight seasons in Japan.
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