‘It’s a real bummer’: Chicago White Sox LF Austin Hays suffers a hamstring strain in 2-1 loss
Austin Hays ran toward the left-field line, attempting to track down Tyler O’Neill’s high fly ball in the fourth inning of Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rate Field. The Chicago White Sox left fielder began hopping in obvious pain and the ball fell for a run-scoring single. Hays exited with a right hamstring strain, a blow to the Sox offense in a 2-1 loss to the Orioles in front of 17,221.
The Sox said Hays will undergo further evaluation. “He will go to the (injured list),” manager Will Venable said. “Going to do some imagining on it (Tuesday) to see where we’re at, have a little bit better of an idea of the timeline.
” The Sox have had a banged-up outfield early in the season. Brooks Baldwin has been on the injured list since March 25 with a right elbow sprain. And the Sox placed outfielder Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left ankle sprain.
Hays is 7-for-32 (. 219) with one double, one home run, six RBIs and two runs in nine games after signing a one-year deal with the Sox in the offseason. He played for the Orioles from 2017-24, earning All-Star honors in 2023.
“He’s a guy who’s been a performer in this league,” Venable said. “He understands the nuance of being a major-league player, both on and off the field. What it means to prepare.
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