White Sox Lose Pereira to Ankle Injury Right When They're Heating Up
The Chicago White Sox are dealing with their first real roster punch to the gut this early season. Outfielder Everson Pereira landed on the 10-day injured list before Sunday's game against Toronto, retroactive to Thursday, after tweaking his left ankle during Wednesday's game down in Miami. The team wasted no time bringing up infielder Tanner Murray to fill the gap.
What We're Losing With Pereira Out
Pereira, 24, was just getting rolling in his first year with Chicago. Through five games, he's batting .250 with one home run, one RBI and three runs scored. Not earth-shattering numbers, but the kind of early season production you want to build on, not lose to a sprain. Now the White Sox have to figure out their outfield depth while he rehabs.
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Tanner Murray, the 26-year-old infielder recalled to take Pereira's spot, was absolutely raking at Triple-A Charlotte before the call up. He was hitting .304 over six games with two homers, seven RBIs and six runs scored. The good news: he's ready. The bad news: this will be his major league debut, and it's coming in the middle of a three-game series against Toronto.
Here's what makes this moment matter for the White Sox. They're trying to sweep the Blue Jays for the first time in a decade and start the season 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004. Adding a rookie to the lineup while dealing with injuries is not the ideal recipe for that kind of run, but that's baseball.
Murray and Pereira both came to Chicago in the same deal last November, traded over from Tampa Bay in exchange for right-handers Yoendrys Gómez and Steven Wilson. That November-to-now arc has been bumpy already, but Murray's numbers in Charlotte suggest the White Sox got something real in that swap.
Next Up
Sunday against Toronto is huge. The White Sox have the chance to do something they haven't done in 10 years if they finish this sweep. That's the bar right now.
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