All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson can have surgical procedure on his injured left center finger and is anticipated to overlook about six weeks, the Chicago White Sox introduced Tuesday.
The Sox positioned Anderson on the 10-day injured checklist and reinstated reliever Reynaldo López from the 15-day IL between video games of their doubleheader towards the Kansas City Royals, who received the primary recreation 4-2.
Anderson suffered a sagittal band tear within the finger on a checked swing in the course of the ninth inning of Saturday’s recreation towards the Texas Rangers, the Sox stated. Anderson checked out his hand after checking his swing, then grounded out to 3rd on the following pitch.
The harm is inflicting a dislocation of the finger’s exterior tendon, based on the Sox assertion, and Anderson will endure surgical procedure Thursday in Chicago.
“My understanding is he’s getting examined,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa stated earlier than Tuesday’s first recreation. “We’ll know one thing about it by the tip of the primary recreation.
“We’re definitely concerned. We’ll see what that exam says.”
Anderson started serving a two-game suspension in Sunday’s collection finale towards the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The suspension — initially three video games for making contact with plate umpire Nick Mahrley on July 29 towards the Oakland Athletics — concluded with Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader towards the Royals.
Anderson is slashing .301/.339/.395 with 13 doubles, six dwelling runs, 25 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 79 video games. He’s eighth within the American League in batting common.
Leury García has crammed in at shortstop in the course of the suspension, and the Sox recalled infielder Lenyn Sosa from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.
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