Injuries & Moves: Crochet reinstated from IL
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May 16: LHP Garrett Crochet reinstated from injured list; RHP Nicholas Padilla optioned to Triple-A Charlotte
Back after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, Crochet made six rehab appearances at Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, fanning eight and walking none while allowing five runs over six innings.
Crochet last pitched in a big league game in 2021, when he recorded a 2.82 ERA in 54 relief appearances.
Padilla allowed two earned runs over two innings in his only appearance this season on May 10 in Kansas City.
May 14: Returned INF Jake Burger from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list, optioned C Carlos Pérez to Charlotte
Burger was back in the White Sox starting lineup at designated hitter for the afternoon contest against the Astros on May 14. Pérez was 1-for-4 in three games with the White Sox.
Burger departed for an injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on May 10. He sustained a left oblique strain on a swing in the fourth inning against the Twins on May 3. The 27-year-old left the game following the inning and was placed on the 10-day injured list the next day but made very quick progress in his return.
INJURY UPDATES
10-day and 15-day IL
RHP Liam Hendriks (cancer treatment)
Expected return: Late May
Hendriks met with the media on May 3 after announcing on his Instagram on April 20 that he is cancer-free and in remission. He began a rehab assignment on May 5 with Triple-A Charlotte and had back-to-back outings on May 10 and 11, having thrown five innings in six games overall. He will return to Chicago on May 18 or May 19 and sit down with the team to see how they will proceed. Manager Pedro Grifol doesn't expect Hendriks to return to the Majors the weekend of of May 19 in Chicago.
"There is no blueprint to this. I cant say that enough," Grifol said. "We’ll sit down with him, see how his body feels, how his arm feels. And we’ll make adjustments to what we have, whatever we need to do. It could be the beginning of next week the end of next week, we’ll just see. Have to wait and see. He feels good."
"There's no taking it easy," Hendriks said. "If I go out there and I give up a hit, I'm still going to be pissed. If I go out there and walk somebody, I'm still going to be pissed. If I go out there, it's going to be the same mentality that I have. And that's the only way I've been able to do what I've done the last couple of years, is by having that mindset that there are extremely high expectations." (Last updated: May 17)
2B Elvis Andrus (left oblique strain)
Expected return: TBD
The veteran infielder hurt himself on a swing during a 5-1 loss to Houston on May 12 and was placed on the injured list on May 13. The extent of his absence is unknown at this point.
"It’s hard to evaluate that right now," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. "You have to wait a few days to see how that settles down and then see where he’s at. See how much pain there still is there and how he recovers. That’s going to be a slower process. We’ll have to evaluate that probably a few days from now." (Last updated: May 13)
OF Eloy Jiménez (appendectomy)
Expected return: Mid-June
Jiménez had some abdominal pain after the game May 5 that intensified overnight and required a trip to the hospital on May 6. It was determined that the slugger needed to undergo an appendectomy. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. “[Eloy] is our four-hole hitter. He was swinging the bat really well,” manager Pedro Grifol said. More >> (Last updated: May 7)
60-day IL
RHP Matt Foster (right forearm strain)
Expected return: 2024
Foster underwent Tommy John surgery on April 19, ending his 2023 campaign.
He hadn't pitched since March 5, when he threw a scoreless inning against the Dodgers during Spring Training. (Last updated: April 21)