Luis Robert Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, and Will Robertson was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to join the active roster. No timetable has been provided for Robert's return. Chicago retained Robert at last month's trade deadline despite a poor 2024 that erased much of the value from his strong 2023 season. Robert began hitting well in early June after a brief benching, which had led to expectations he might be traded. The team signaled possible willingness to exercise the first of two $20MM club options. Robert has been placed on the major league injured list seven times since mid-2021 and has appeared in 521 of 780 games (66.7%) during that span.
The White Sox announced Wednesday that outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is headed to the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. Fellow outfielder Will Robertson has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take his spot on the active roster. The team has not yet provided a timetable for Robert's potential return. Chicago surprised many by opting to hold onto Robert prior to last month's trade deadline.
The former top prospect had tanked much of the value he'd built up in a brilliant 2023 campaign by floundering through a miserable 2024 season and failing to turn things around through the current season's first two months. Robert began hitting well in early June after being benched for a few days, and that led to the general expectation that he'd be traded after all.
There was plenty of risk in that approach, as a downturn at the plate or significant injury could create some reluctance to do so. There's no indication that the current injury is expected to necessitate a long-term absence, but it's another knock on the oft-injured Robert, who has now been placed on the major league injured list seven times since midway through the 2021 season.
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