Eloy Jiménez was White Sox DH in his return to the lineup. Asked when he might be in right field again, he said, 'It's not my decision' — but he wants to be there as soon as possible. 'I'm going to do it even if I can't. That's part of my personality.'
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Chicago White Sox's Eloy Jiménez, right, celebrates with Jake Burger during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 14, 2023.He started the team’s comeback with a double leading off the eighth. Jake Burger followed with a two-run homer to tie the score at 4. The Sox scored another run in the inning to take the lead.“Eloy had a couple important hits,” manager Pedro Grifol said after the game.“ big bat in the middle of the order,” Grifol said Tuesday.
“All I know is I’d like to see these guys healthy together so we can see if we can make a run with this thing.”Asked when he might be in right field again, Jiménez said, “It’s not my decision, but at least I’m in the lineup so something good.”“I’m going to do it even if I can’t,” Jiménez said. “That’s part of my personality. Even when I can’t, I try to do my best to help the team.”
“I think he likes playing the outfield,” Grifol said. “It just keeps him in the game, takes his mind away from hitting and dissecting every little thing and mechanically and all that stuff. DH, you learn how to do it. And it takes a little bit of time. You can overthink yourself.
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