Eloy Jiménez is set to begin a rehab stint in Double-A Birmingham as he recovers from undergoing an appendectomy, according to the White Sox.
Pedro Grifol said he will spend 3-4 days there before the team decides on the next steps.
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Jiménez went under the knife to treat appendicitis he experienced during the White Sox-Reds series over the first weekend in May. He was originally given a 4-6 week timeline and is looking towards the front end of that timeline.
Recounting the experience, Jiménez said he "thought he was gonna die." The pain he experienced was so tumultuous and unlike anything he's felt before. He underwent surgery on a Saturday and the Sox reported his status following the game.
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"Well, just 7 a.m., I wake up throwing up and all my abs hurt," Jiménez said speaking to the media in the clubhouse on May 17. "And it was bad. I can't even see or lay down or stand up. It was really bad. For a moment, I really thought I was gonna die. But now I'm here and I feel good."
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After speaking to the media back then, he thought he'd have the chance to skip a rehab assignment and play with the White Sox this upcoming weekend against the Detroit Tigers. Although then, he said "maybe" to that return.
He started running last week and presumably has been hitting since then, too. He emphasized his ambition of returning sooner than later but insisted he was under the direction of the team's medical staff.
Meanwhile, the White Sox have won four of their last five games without Jiménez in the lineup. Once he returns, Grifol will need to figure out how to set his lineup by keeping Jake Burger in the batting order.
According to James Fegan's report, Burger has started taking grounders at second base in case he needs to play the right side of the infield to remain in the lineup.
More to come on that dilemma soon.