Luis Robert was a rookie in the course of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He missed three months final season with a torn proper hip flexor.
One of his objectives getting into spring coaching this yr was to expertise a full season. But the Chicago White Sox heart fielder had extra bumps alongside the best way, and his 2022 season ended Saturday when he was positioned on the 10-day injured record with a sprained left wrist.
“It definitely was a difficult and challenging season,” Robert stated by way of an interpreter earlier than Wednesday’s recreation towards the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. “Even although we didn’t begin very properly, I used to be feeling good. And then in Cleveland (in late April), I had a bit harm in my leg (struggling a a groin pressure).
“I came back and I was doing good again, and then I got COVID (in late May) and had to stop again. And then after that, I came back and started feeling good again, and then all of these things started happening (with the wrist).”
Robert additionally missed time in July due to blurred imaginative and prescient.
“It was frustrating, especially because I was feeling good and I was counting on this to be a very good season,” Robert stated. “I needed to play the entire season as a result of I haven’t had that probability. I assumed this may be that.
“Unfortunately, it didn’t go that way. Those are things you have to deal with. Just have to get ready for the future and be healthy. That’s going to be the main focus now, staying healthy.”
When wholesome, Robert made an influence within the Sox lineup. He slashed .284/.319/.426 with 12 homers, 56 RBIs, 54 runs and 11 stolen bases in 97 video games.
“He’s one of the horses on this team,” performing supervisor Miguel Cairo stated Wednesday. “When he goes, we go. He and (Tim Anderson), one of the other horses. When those two go, the rest of the team goes.”
Anderson received’t return in 2022, Cairo stated Tuesday, because the All-Star shortstop recovers from a sagittal band tear in his left center finger suffered in August.
“We miss them both, but that’s part of the game, you get injuries,” Cairo stated. “But hopefully they will come next season ready to be part of something good.”
Robert exited an Aug. 12 recreation towards the Detroit Tigers with the wrist sprain after making an attempt to steal second base. He returned to the lineup Aug. 20.
He swung one-handed throughout a few at-bats Aug. 25 in Baltimore and didn’t make one other begin till Sept. 5 in Seattle.
The subsequent night time, he received hit whereas swinging on the first pitch of his second-inning at-bat towards the Mariners and left the sport after a fifth-inning at-bat.
Before the IL stint was introduced, Robert had began simply six of 26 video games since Aug. 26 due to a bruised left hand, left wrist soreness and a Sept. 2-3 stint on the paternity record.
“I think it was the best decision that we could make, especially after you saw how I tried to help the team during those games,” Robert stated. “The team realized that even with my best effort, it wasn’t enough to help them in a good way.”
Robert tried to play when attainable however went 1-for-28 (.036) after Aug. 25. He had slashed .407/.462/.627 in his earlier 17 video games.
“I asked them to let me try to play,” Robert stated. “I did, however I additionally assume it was my mistake as a result of I didn’t notice at that second that making an attempt to try this, I wasn’t serving to them. I needed to play as a result of the staff was in an excellent place. We have been making a push to make the playoff and I needed to be a part of that and assist the staff.
“Unfortunately I couldn’t do it. Throughout that process, I was making some bad habits that wasn’t helping me. It wasn’t helping the team. I was picking up bad habits with my swing and that kind of backfired on what I was trying to do. … I learned from that.”
There has been plenty of studying for the Sox, who entered Wednesday two video games below .500 at 76-78.
“Just try to be consistent and learn from all the things that happened this year and try to come back next year and do better,” Robert stated. “That’s the only thing we can do.”
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