Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer during Monday's 9-0 win over the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi helped extend the White Sox's lead to seven when he took Chris Paddack deep for a 401-foot, three-run home run in the second inning. Benintendi's spot on the Opening Day roster appeared to be in jeopardy after fracturing his right hand in late February, but he was able to heal quickly enough to start the season on the White Sox's 26-man roster. He's gone 3-for-13 with two walks, two home runs and six RBI to start the 2025 season.

Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Just weeks earlier, Benintendi's availability for Opening Day appeared to be in peril after he suffered a fractured right hand Feb. 27, when he was hit by a pitch. He healed quickly, however, returning to the White Sox's spring lineup March 19 and appearing in four Cactus League games before getting the green light for Opening Day. According to Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times, Benintendi said he felt comfortable playing the outfield, but the White Sox chose to deploy him as their designated hitter in the season opener, perhaps out of an abundance of caution. Benintendi got off to a slow start to the day with strikeouts in his first two at-bats, but he came up big in the bottom of the eighth inning, extended the White Sox lead on a 397-foot, three-run home run off Ryan Johnson. Benintendi hit 20 home runs in 2024, which tied a career-best he set in 2017 with the Red Sox, but he's failed to crack .700 OPS over his last two seasons after doing so in six of the seven prior campaigns.

Benintendi (hand) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi's recovery from a fractured right hand has come along rapidly, as he took live batting practice Monday and is now back in the White Sox lineup. Though he'll handle a non-defensive role Wednesday, Benintendi is expected to make a start in the outfield Friday versus the Reds, per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. Barring a setback, Benintendi appears as though he'll be ready to serve as Chicago's starting left fielder on Opening Day.

Benintendi (hand) took live batting practice Monday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. "I feel a lot better than I anticipated," Benintendi said after Monday's workout. "Things kind of progressed better than we thought. The bone itself is healed. At this point it's just pain tolerance."

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi faced pitching for the first time since Feb. 27, when he suffered a non-displaced fracture of the bone on beneath the pinky knuckle on his right hand after Guardians lefty Logan Allen struck him with a pitch. The 30-year-old said that he had been hitting for four or five days before testing himself in a live session Monday, and if he experiences no unexpected pain coming out of the workout, he could be cleared to rejoin the White Sox's Cactus League lineup as a designated hitter Wednesday against the Brewers. At the time he suffered the injury, Benintendi faced an estimated recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks, but he sounds like he'll push to be ready for the March 27 season opener against the Angels, even if the fractured bone hasn't fully healed by then.

White Sox manager Will Venable said that Benintendi (hand) took swings in the batting cage Thursday and "felt really good," Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi was cleared to hit after he had a scan on his fractured right hand earlier this week that returned good results. Venable didn't rule Benintendi out for Opening Day, and while it seems unlikely the outfielder will be ready by then, the skipper added of Benintendi that "we feel confident that he's in a good spot to progress." When healthy, Benintendi projects as Chicago's everyday left fielder.

Benintendi (hand) thinks he can be ready in time for Opening Day, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi was diagnosed Thursday with a non-displaced fracture of his right hand and given a 4-to-6 week timeline for his recovery, so his optimism could be misplaced. With the veteran outfielder sidelined, Austin Slater could see an uptick in playing time, while Dominic Fletcher could make the Opening Day roster if Benintendi ends up on the IL.

Benintendi was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of his right hand Thursday and will be out 4-to-6 weeks.

EDGE Analysis

Benintendi was hit in the hand by a pitch during the first inning of Thursday's Cactus League contest against the Guardians and immediately left the game. There are four weeks remaining until Opening Day, which gives the 30-year-old outfielder a slim chance at being active for the start of the regular season, though it is more likely he will make his 2025 debut in April. In the meantime, Austin Slater figures to take over as Chicago's primary left fielder.

Benintendi was lifted from Thursday's Cactus League contest versus the Guardians after being hit on the right hand by a pitch, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The outfielder was struck by a Logan Allen offering in his first plate appearance and was removed for a pinch runner. The White Sox are saying for now that Benintendi has right hand soreness, but it's not yet clear whether he'll need to undergo testing.

Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

The White Sox will go with Zach DeLoach, Luis Robert and Dominic Fletcher for the regular-season finale. Benintendi will end his second season with the White Sox slashing .229/.289/.396 with 20 home runs and 64 RBI across 522 plate appearances.

Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a double, a a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old outfielder tied his career high in the eighth inning with his 20th homer of the season, as he ripped a cutter from Ty Madden over the fence in right field. Benintendi has been one of the few bright spots in a futile season for the White Sox, and since the beginning of August he's hit .275 with 12 long balls and 33 RBI in 47 contests.