White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Filling in for resting Lee
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Grandal will start at catcher and bat seventh in Monday's game in Washington, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Grandal was on the bench for each of the White Sox's last four games but will pick up a start Monday while top backstop Korey Lee gets a breather. Though Lee is off to a 3-for-46 (.065 average) start to his time with the White Sox, he could still get the bulk of the starts at catcher over Grandal for the final two weeks of the season while the non-contending club plays out the string.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Starting Sunday, but losing time
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Grandal will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Though he's back in the lineup for the series finale, Grandal was on the bench for each of the previous four games and appears to have moved into a reserve role while the White Sox prioritize younger players down the stretch. Korey Lee is sitting out Sunday but appears set to operate as Chicago's top backstop heading into September.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Receives breather Wednesday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Carlos Perez will step in behind the dish while Grandal retreats to the bench for a day game after a night game. Grandal had been included in the lineup at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the last seven contests, going 4-for-25 with two walks, two runs and no RBI.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Sitting Sunday
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Grandal isn't in the White Sox's lineup Sunday against the Brewers.
After going 0-for-7 across the first two games of the series, Grandal will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Carlos Perez will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Good to go Wednesday
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Grandal (knee) will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Grandal was lifted after five innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss due to a sore left knee, but the injury won't be significant enough to keep him on the bench for the series finale. The veteran backstop will take a .683 OPS -- the second-lowest mark of his career -- into Wednesday's contest.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Exits with knee injury
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Grandal was removed from Tuesday's game against the Yankees with left knee soreness.
Grandal previously missed time in June due to soreness in his right knee, and now his left knee is giving him problems as well. He's officially listed as day-to-day, suggesting the injury may not be too severe. However, more information will likely come after Tuesday's game.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Reclaims top catching job
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Grandal will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Guardians, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
After sitting out a stretch of three straight games from last Sunday through Wednesday, Grandal has now picked up starts behind the plate in four straight contests. Though Grandal is holding down an unremarkable .688 OPS for the season, the White Sox still appear to be viewing him as a superior option at catcher than Seby Zavala.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: On bench again Wednesday
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Grandal is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.
Grandal hasn't drawn a start since Saturday, though he came off the bench Tuesday and there's no word of any new physical issue. Seby Zavala will catch again and bat ninth Wednesday versus Texas.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: On bench Sunday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Grandal has a .250/.318/.425 slash line since the All-Star break and will sit Sunday for the second time in Chicago's past three games. Seby Zavala will receive another start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Day off Friday
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Grandal isn't in the White Sox's lineup Friday against Cleveland, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
After going 1-for-4 with a run scored during Thursday's loss to the Guardians, Grandal will take a seat to begin Friday's contest. Seby Zavala will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Sits after eight straight starts
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Grandal will get a breather after he had started each of the last eight games at either designated hitter, first base or catcher. Now that the White Sox have all of their key position players healthy, Grandal's opportunities at DH and first base will likely become more scarce moving forward, though he should continue to play ahead of Seby Zavala at catcher.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Regaining playing time
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Grandal went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Friday against the Twins.
Grandal began losing playing time to Seby Zavala in early July, but he has now started six of the team's last seven games. Three of those came at designated hitter with Eloy Jimenez sidelined, but Grandal has started consecutive games at catcher since Jimenez has returned. He's homered twice in 20 at-bats across his last six games, though he is striking out at a 34.8 percent clip.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Serving as injury fill-in
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Grandal went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored Tuesday against the Mets.
Grandal has lost out on playing time to Seby Zavala behind the plate since early July, though he's started three of the last four games thanks to the absence of Eloy Jimenez (groin). While he contributed to a furious White Sox rally Tuesday with his seventh homer of the season, Grandal figures to shift back to limited playing time upon Jimenez's return -- anticipated in the coming days.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Losing work to Zavala
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Grandal is on the bench for the second straight day and for the fifth time in seven games, perhaps signaling that there's been a changing of the guard atop the depth chart at catcher. Seby Zavala will pick up another turn behind the dish in place of Grandal, who has turned in an underwhelming .594 OPS since the beginning of June and has also taken a step back defensively in 2023.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Out of lineup
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Grandal will sit Saturday against St. Louis.
Grandal finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in six games. He's been in a slump recently, slasing .174/.255/.239 across his last 17 games. Seby Zavala will get the start behind the plate.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Sitting Game 2
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Grandal is not in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.
Grandal went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the first game while playing behind the plate. He'll give way to Seby Zavala, who is hitting ninth in the order.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup
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Grandal is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
It looks to be a routine day off for the veteran catcher. Seby Zavala will catch Lucas Giolito while Grandal gets some rest.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Sunday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Oakland.
Grandal started the last three games and will take a seat after he went 3-for-13 with two walks, two RBI and two runs. Seby Zavala will work behind the plate Sunday.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Wednesday
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Grandal isn't in the White Sox's lineup Wednesday against the Angels.
Grandal is 3-for-9 with a home run over his last four games and will receive a day off Wednesday. Seby Zavala will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: On bench Monday
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Grandal is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.
Seby Zavala will catch and bat ninth. This looks to be a routine day off for Grandal, who missed some time last week with a sore right knee but started behind the plate both Saturday and Sunday versus Boston.
