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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox left
fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a
broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game
on Thursday.
Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph fastball by
Cleveland right-hander Logan Allen in the first inning and left
the game. The White Sox announced the diagnosis as a
non-displaced fracture, with no surgery required.
The recovery timetable means Benintendi almost will start the
season on the injured list. The White Sox open at home on March
27 against the Los Angeles Angels.
Benintendi signed a $75 million, five-year contract with the
White Sox prior to the 2023 season. After debuting with Boston
in 2016 and helping the Red Sox with the World Series in 2018,
he was traded to Kansas City in 2021. He won a Gold Glove that
year and was selected for his first All-Star team in 2022,
before being traded to the New York Yankees for the stretch run.
Benintendi matched his career high in 2024 with 20 homers but
batted just .229, his worst average for a full season, excluding
the pandemic-shorted 2020 schedule. He has played in 286 games
in two seasons with Chicago.
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