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The Chicago White Sox might be with out rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami for 4 to 6 weeks as a result of a Grade 2 pressure of his proper hamstring, supervisor Will Venable introduced Saturday.
The White Sox positioned Murakami on the 10-day injured record earlier on Saturday.
The 26-year-old first baseman, who shares the American League lead with 20 homers, sustained the harm in Friday’s residence win towards the Detroit Tigers.
Murakami grabbed his hamstring after hustling down the primary final analysis to beat out a double play within the third inning. He was faraway from the sport and walked gingerly to the dugout with out help; pinch runner Luisangel Acuna changed him. An MRI on Saturday confirmed the harm.
‘It hurts. It hurts,’ Murakami mentioned by an interpreter as to how his hamstring feels on Saturday.
Murakami is batting .240 with 41 RBIs and leads the AL with 43 runs scored by 57 video games in his first yr within the majors. The Japanese star signed a two-year, $34 million contract in December.
‘It’s clearly disappointing at this stage being injured,’ Murakami mentioned. ‘There’s loads of methods to contribute to the group, like cheering on and different stuff I can do. I’ll preserve doing that to allow them to preserve grinding as a group.’
In corresponding transactions, Chicago chosen the contract of infielder Jacob Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte and transferred right-hander Jordan Leasure (proper flexor pressure) to the 60-day injured record.
Gonzalez, who’s celebrating his twenty fourth birthday, was not within the beginning lineup for Saturday’s matinee with the visiting Detroit Tigers. He is ranked as Chicago’s No. 23 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
A primary-round choose (fifteenth general) by Chicago in 2023 out of Ole Miss, Gonzalez is slashing .317/.419/.668 with 19 residence runs and 62 RBIs in 52 video games at Charlotte this season. He leads the minor leagues in RBIs and whole bases (133) and is tied for the lead in homers by Friday.
Most of Gonzalez’s begins within the minors have been at shortstop, though he has began 5 video games this season at first base and 5 at second base.
Gonzalez might develop into simply the second participant in White Sox historical past to make his main league debut on his birthday, becoming a member of left-hander Ken Patterson on July 8, 1988.
–Field Level Media