White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sent to IL with Achilles tendinitis
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The White Sox placed Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to left Achilles tendinitis, Jack Ankony of SI.com reports.
The veteran outfielder's playing time had been cut in recent days, and this could be part of the reason. With his placement on the injured list, Benintendi's 2025 campaign is over. He ends his age-31 season with a .240/.307/.431 slash line, 20 home runs, 63 RBI, 57 runs scored, one stolen base and a 40:82 BB:K across 470 plate appearances. Benintendi has two years remaining on his five-year, $75 million contract he signed ahead of the 2023 season.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Seeing limited use down stretch
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Though he's not dealing with any reported injury, Benintendi will take a seat for the fourth game in a row as the White Sox wrap up their final homestand of 2025. Under contract through 2027, Benintendi projects to handle a near-everyday role next season, but the White Sox look content to use the remaining few games of the 2025 campaign to evaluate other options in the corner outfield.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Absent from lineup again Friday
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Benintendi is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.
Benintendi isn't dealing with any known injury, but this is his second straight absence versus a right-handed pitcher. Will Robertson is in left field and batting eighth in Friday's series opener.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Resting Wednesday
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Benintendi will get a breather for the matinee contest after he had started in each of the White Sox's last five games. Will Robertson will spell Benintendi in left field and will bat seventh.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Pops 20th homer
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Tuesday against the Orioles.
Benintendi went yard in the eighth inning, his 20th home run of the season -- tying his career high. Five of those long balls have come in his last 13 games, during which he's also delivered 13 RBI and seven runs scored.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting against left-hander
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Benintendi is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.
The Rays are sending southpaw Ian Seymour to the bump, so the left-handed-hitting Benintendi will get a day of rest. Will Robertson will handle left field for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Stays hot with solo blast
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Benintendi went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-5 win over the Rays on Wednesday.
Benintendi went yard for the 19th time this season and the fourth time already in the month of September. The 31-year-old outfielder is tearing the cover off the ball lately, batting .379 with five big flies, two doubles and 13 RBI across his last 15 outings to increase his OPS to .749 for the year. Benintendi is also riding a five-game hitting streak as he looks to end the campaign on a high note.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Tallies 18th homer
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Benintendi went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Tigers.
Benintendi delivered his 18th home run of the season in the sixth inning to put the White Sox up one run. He's been very productive across his last 12 games, collecting 18 hits in 47 at-bats while recording four home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored. Benintendi's .737 OPS for the season is in line to be his highest mark since 2022.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Two homers in win
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Benintendi went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run, a solo home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 12-3 win over the Twins.
Benintendi lost his seven-game hit streak by going 0-for-3 Monday, but he rebounded with a monster performance Tuesday. The outfielder tagged Simeon Woods Richardson for a solo home run in the second inning and Noah Davis for a three-run home run in the eighth inning, marking Benintendi's second multi-homer game of the season. His five RBI were a season high. Benintendi is up to 17 long balls this season, which is tied for his third most in a season during his 10-year MLB career.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Idle Sunday
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Benintendi will receive a routine breather for the series finale after he had started in each of the last five games. Will Robertson will enter the lineup in Benintendi's stead, starting in left field while batting seventh.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Six-game hitting streak
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on Friday against the Yankees.
Benintendi has struggled since the All-Star break, posting a .674 OPS across 130 at-bats. He's turned things around of late, however, collecting at least one hit in six straight games while recording multiple hits three times. Benintendi has also managed three runs scored and two RBI in that span.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Taking evening off
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
The White Sox are running out a full lineup of right-handed-hitting options to counter Royals southpaw Noah Cameron, so Benintendi will join fellow left-handed hitters Kyle Teel, Mike Tauchman and Colson Montgomery on the bench. Brooks Baldwin will cover left field in place of Benintendi, who went 8-for-30 (.267 average) with two RBI and four runs while starting in each of the last eight games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Drives in two runs late
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Benintendi went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Kansas City.
Benintendi broke up the Royals' shutout effort in the eighth inning, when his double to right field brought home Luis Robert and Colson Montgomery. It was Benintendi's ninth multi-RBI game of the season and his first since July 27 against the Cubs. The veteran outfielder has struggled at the plate since the beginning of August, slashing .167/.216/.271 with one home run and five RBI in 51 plate appearances this month.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting Saturday
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Benintendi is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Guardians on Saturday.
Benintendi has faced southpaws this season, but he'll get a breather against Joey Cantillo while Corey Julks, Luis Robert and Michael Taylor man the outfield from left to right for the White Sox. In the 17 games since the All-Star break, Benintendi has slashed .200/.273/.371 with three home runs and nine RBI over 77 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Out against left-hander
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Benintendi is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Phillies.
The left-handed-hitting Benintendi was in the lineup each of the previous two times the White Sox faced a lefty -- including during the first game of the series Monday -- but he'll take a set Tuesday as the Phillies throw southpaw Jesus Luzardo. Edgar Quero is at designated hitter and batting third for Chicago.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Goes deep twice in loss
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Cubs.
The veteran outfielder opened his team's scoring with a solo shot off Cubs starter Ben Brown in the first inning. Benintendi then slugged a three-run long ball off reliever Ryan Brasier in the eighth inning to notch his ninth career multi-homer performance. The 31-year-old has been on a tear over his last 10 games, batting .368 (14-for-38) with three home runs, 10 runs scored and eight RBI.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Starts against left-hander
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and two RBI against the Pirates on Friday.
Benintendi helped ignite the White Sox's offense for a 10-run outburst, highlighted by an RBI double in the first inning and a run-scoring single six frames later. It was also notable that Benintendi was in the lineup against lefty Bailey Falter, as he had sat against two of the last three southpaws the team faced. Though broken up by the All-Star break, Benintendi has a modest three-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 7-for-10 with five runs scored, one home run, three RBI and a stolen base.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Strong series against Cleveland
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Benintendi went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday against the Guardians.
Benintendi popped his home run, his 11th of the season, to knot the game at 4-4. He reached base in three of four games against the Guardians this weekend, going 5-for-11 with two runs scored, a home run and a stolen base. Benintendi heads into the All-Star break with a .196 ISO across 270 plate appearances, which would be the highest mark of his career in a full season.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Swipes first bag
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Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Guardians.
Benintendi entered Saturday's game having gone hitless in his last four starts and 15 at-bats. He led off both the first and fourth innings with a single, stealing third base and coming home to score on the latter occasion. That was Benintendi's first stolen base attempt of the season, and he's now tallied 30 runs scored across 66 games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Out against left-hander
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Benintendi is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
The left-handed-hitting Benintendi isn't a platoon bat, but he'll get a breather Wednesday as the Blue Jays send southpaw Eric Lauer to the hill. Michael Taylor will patrol left field and bat ninth for the White Sox.
