The Chicago White Sox lost on Wednesday. It was a game that Lucas Giolito didn’t pitch well in and the offense gave too little too late. It happens but they still took a series from a very good Toronto Blue Jays team. Unfortunately, in the series finale, they lost more than just the game.
Danny Mendick was the shortstop as Tim Anderson had the day off. On one play early in the game, he collided with Adam Haseley trying to catch a pop fly. Haseley caught the ball but Mendick went down and stayed there until the trainer came out.
Unfortunately, Mendick left the game with no weight being put on his leg. The White Sox revealed that he left the game with right knee discomfort. It looked like a lot more than discomfort at the time.
Danny Mendick left the game with right knee discomfort. He is being further evaluated.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 22, 2022
Mendick came into the season with the stigma that he was the worst hitter in the organization. Clearly, that is not true as he has been proving everyone wrong. He even went 1-1 in this game as the leadoff hitter before being taken out.
It will be a shame if he misses any time now as he has proved worthy of an MLB roster spot for the time being. We can only hope that this isn’t anything serious and he can get back out there as soon as possible.
The Chicago White Sox needs the injuries to slow down in short order.
Mendick wasn’t the only player who left the game early. Adam Engel also left with right hamstring soreness. That might just be precautionary but we have seen that issue come up with White Sox players a lot this season. Hopefully, he is okay as well.
Adam Engel left the game with right hamstring soreness. He is being further evaluated.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 22, 2022
Luis Robert left the game with leg soreness but that was when they were down 9-2. That isn’t as serious because the White Sox never tweeted anything about it and Tony La Russa confirmed that he should be good to go for the Baltimore series. That is the last person this team needs to go down.
Injuries have been a big problem for the White Sox so far this season. We can only hope that the end is near in terms of long-term stuff but someone new seems to be getting hurt every day. Hopefully, that starts to change.