Chicago White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez will miss 4-to-6 weeks after undergoing an appendectomy Saturday night, the team announced.
Jimenez was hospitalized Saturday in Cincinnati due to abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Jimenez was experiencing pain on Friday and it worsened overnight, according to the White Sox.
He’s expected to be discharged from Good Samaritan Hospital later Saturday, per the team.
Jimenez was 1-for-4 during Friday’s 5-4 win over the Reds. One night earlier, he was 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs.
Jimenez, 26, owns an eight-game hitting streak and is batting .258 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 25 games this season. He has started 22 games as designated hitter and three in right field.
The fifth-year pro hit 31 homers as a rookie and has 75 over four-plus seasons. He has a .274 career average and 226 RBIs in 341 games.
Reds outfielder Jake Fraley (lower-back stiffness) was scratched less than an hour before first pitch.
–Field Level Media
