Beckham won’t be back for 2 weeks
Gordon Beckham was hoping to come off the disabled list and rejoin the White Sox in time for last Friday’s interleague game against the Marlins.
It looks like the injured second baseman’s timetable is going to be two weeks off.
Beckham, who has been sidelined since he fractured his left hamate bone on April 9 at Washington, was scheduled to take batting practice with Class AAA Charlotte on Wednesday and resume his rehab stint Thursday.
Manager Robin Ventura said Beckham is not going to play on the upcoming road trip to Oakland and Seattle, but he is expected to be back in the lineup June 6 when the Sox return to U.S. Cellular Field to play the A’s.
In five games with Charlotte — two at shortstop — Beckham is batting .318 (5-for-22) with 2 RBI.
Ventura expects Beckham to give Alexei Ramirez a break from time to time and play short when he returns. Ramirez has played every inning of every White Sox game this season.
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