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Benintendi said before the game that he might
have been able to play in a couple of days but wanted to give
the injury more time to heal because it is early in the season.
Benintendi left Sunday's game at Detroit during the fifth
inning.
The 30-year-old outfielder thinks the injury occurred during the
first inning of Saturday's game when he made a leaping catch
into the left-field wall to rob Jake Rogers of a hit.
The IL move was retroactive to Monday. Chicago recalled Greg
Jones from Triple-A Charlotte to take Benintendi’s spot. Jones
was claimed off waivers from Colorado on March 26.
Benintendi is leading the White Sox in many offensive
categories, including batting average (.290), total bases (15)
and RBIs (six). He also is tied for the team lead in home runs
with two.
"He’s a big part of our offense. I mean, he's right there in the
heart of our order every day," manager Will Venable said. “He’s
a guy that I think everyone looks to and has that kind of
stability and presence in our lineup that we’re definitely going
to miss.”
The White Sox (2-8) dropped six straight going into Wednesday's
game and were batting .199, the second-lowest average in the
majors.
“I think right now you’re seeing some quality at-bats and we’re
just not having the results,” said Venable, who is in his first
season as manager. “There’s a process in play here that we’ve
gone through. We're really happy about some of the underlying
stuff. We look forward to that bringing results on the field
with runs and wins.”
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