CHICAGO – Prior to today’s series finale vs. Minnesota, the Chicago White Sox made the following five roster moves:
· Returned OF Eloy Jiménez from his injury rehabilitation assignment at Class AAA Charlotte and reinstated him from the 60-day injured list;
· Placed INF Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list with a bone bruise in his right hand;
· Placed RHP Vince Velasquez on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his right index finger;
· Recalled RHP Jimmy Lambert from Charlotte;
· Transferred INF Danny Mendick to the 60-day injured list.
Jiménez, 25, was placed on the 10-day injured list on April 24 with a torn hamstring tendon behind his right knee suffered running to first base on April 23 at Minnesota. He underwent successful surgery on April 26 and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on June 23.
Jiménez appeared in 17 games over two stints (May 28-June 8 and June 21-July 5) with Charlotte on his rehab assignment, hitting .246/.317/.351 (14-57) with two home runs, seven RBI and eight runs scored. He homered twice and drove in five runs over his final five games with the Knights.
Jiménez, a 2020 American League Silver Slugger Award winner, is 8-36 (.222) with one home run, seven RBI and two runs scored in 11 games with the White Sox this season.
Lambert, 27, is 0-2 with a 3.45 ERA (6 ER/15.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts in nine games (two starts) over three stints with the Sox in 2022.
Burger, 26, is hitting .250/.302/.458 (42-168) with nine doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 26 RBI in 51 games with the White Sox this season.
Velasquez, 30, has gone 3-3 with a 5.21 ERA (27 ER/46.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts in 14 games (nine starts) this season, his first with the Sox.
Mendick, 28, was placed on the 10-day injured list on June 23 with a torn ACL in his right knee suffered on June 22 vs. Toronto.
The White Sox 40-man roster remains at 40.
