White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Collects three hits
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Benintendi went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.
Benintendi managed only his fourth multi-hit effort of May and his second three-knock performance of the season. He's had a disastrous campaign so far, as he has hit only .193 with 17 RBI and 12 runs scored across 48 games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting Sunday
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Benintendi is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Orioles.
Benintendi will get a rest Sunday after starting in each of the first three games of the series, going 1-for-10 with two RBI and three walks. The 29-year-old has endured a dismal May, slashing .141/.195/.183 over 20 games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Swipes second bag
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Benintendi went 0-for-4 with a stolen base Friday against the Orioles.
Benintendi has hit just .145 across 19 games in May and is hitless in five of his last seven starts. He did manage to swipe his second bag of the season, though that's hardly a consolation given his .183/.213/.263 slash line across 183 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting vs. lefty
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Benintendi is 3-for-20 over his past six games and will sit Tuesday as southpaw Yusei Kikuchi takes the mound for Toronto. Zach Remillard will handle left field and bat seventh.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting for series finale
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Benintendi is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.
The lefty-hitting Benintendi will take a seat Sunday against Guardians southpaw Logan Allen. Tommy Pham will shift to left field while Rafael Ortega draws the start in center field. Benintendi has gone 5-for-33 with two runs and one RBI in May.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting Sunday
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Benintendi is 1-for-12 over his previous three games and will sit Sunday as lefty Matthew Liberatore pitches for St. Louis. Robbie Grossman is starting in left field and batting leadoff.
White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Cranks two homers in victory
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Benintendi went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and six RBI in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Rays.
Benintendi's huge game came out of nowhere -- not only were the two long balls his first two of the campaign, but the multi-hit effort was his first such performance since April 15. The veteran outfielder's power has dropped off dramatically in recent seasons, as he swatted just 10 home runs over 277 contests across 2022 and 2023. Saturday's performance was the sixth multi-homer effort of Benintendi's career, and his six RBI tied a career high, while the walk-off blast was his first as a major-leaguer.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: On bench Thursday
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Benintendi will head to the bench for the second time in the four-game series in Minnesota as the White Sox hand Robbie Grossman a start in left field. Though he's produced a .395 OPS through 88 plate appearances on the season, Benintendi's role still appears fairly secure while he's in the second season of a five-year, $75 million contract.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sits amid season-long slump
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Benintendi went 1-for-13 during the White Sox's series with the Phillies over the weekend, bringing his batting average down to .158 for the season. Given that he's in the second season of a five-year, $75 million deal, Benintendi likely isn't in any danger of losing out on everyday role, but he could find himself outside of the lineup on a more frequent basis if he's unable to stage a turnaround in the near future.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting in second matchup
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Benintendi is not listed amongst the starters for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Royals.
Benintendi started in the first game of the twin bill and went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 loss, but he will get a break for the second contest. The 29-year-old now has a .175/.224/.190 slash line through 16 games this season.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: On base three times Sunday
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Royals.
Benintendi drove in a run on a fifth-inning single for his first RBI of the year. He's been absolutely miserable at the plate in the early going, slashing just .139/.184/.139 with five base hits and his one RBI in 36 at-bats.
White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Plagued by hand injury last season
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Benintendi said Tuesday that he was held back by a hand injury last season, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Benintendi's 2022 season ended prematurely due to right hamate surgery and soreness his hand/wrist area evidently lingered for much of the 2023 campaign. He never went on the injured list but did miss about a week of action around midseason. The injury could at least partly explain Benintendi's meager .262/.326/.356 batting line last season, so perhaps at least a modest resurgence might be in store in 2024 now that he's apparently fully recovered. For what it's worth, Benintendi said he had "one of my best offseasons," while gaining some strength.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Likely to bat leadoff?
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White Sox manager Pedro Grifol listed Benintendi when asked Monday about potential leadoff hitters, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Grifol said he had a few players in mind, but Benintendi is the only one he mentioned by name, suggesting the 29-year-old could be the favorite to hit at the top of the batting order. It's not a surprise, especially considering the team's lack of options. Benintendi's first season in Chicago in 2023 was a lackluster one, as he slashed just .262/.326/.356 with five home runs and 13 stolen bases. He has four years and $66.4 million remaining on his contract.
