Just as things looked as if they were turning around for Yasmani Grandal, the White Sox catcher was forced to leave Saturday afternoon’s game against the Texas Rangers.
The team revealed in a tweet that Grandal departed from the game with left hamstring tightness, and is being further evaluated.
The apparent injury occurred as Grandal was running out a single during the third inning. Based on the NBC Sports Chicago broadcast, he hesitated briefly while running down the line and began grabbing his left hamstring upon reaching base. Grandal tried staying in the game by stretching out his leg but ultimately exited upon speaking with manager Tony La Russa and the training staff.
If Grandal is going to miss some extended time, the White Sox don’t have much flexibility without designating someone for assignment. Outside of Grandal and Reese McGuire, the only other catcher on the 40-man is Yermin Mercedes. Looking even further beyond that, several other options for the White Sox include Carlos Perez, Seby Zavala, and Nick Ciuffo in the minors. Of course, they would need to be added to the 40-man and that’s when things get complicated.
The unfortunate timing of this has the potential to hurt the offense as Grandal seemed to be figuring things out at the plate. While we await further word from the White Sox on the severity of the injury, all we can do now is hope for the best.
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