White Sox place OF Engel on IL with shoulder inflammation
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Adam Engel on the 10-day injured list Monday with left shoulder inflammation.
The White Sox also promoted right-handers Ryan Burr and Mike Wright from Triple-A Charlotte. Reliever Matt Foster was sent down, and right-hander Zack Burdi was designated for assignment.
The AL Central leaders begin a four-game series against Oakland on Monday night.
The move for Engel was made retroactive to Friday. Engel also began the season on the IL with a hamstring injury.
The 29-year-old Engel is batting .248 with seven homers and 18 RBIs in 33 games.
Wright, 31, is looking for his first big league appearance since 2019. He signed a minor league deal with the White Sox on Dec. 24.
Chicago White Sox's Adam Engel, right, scores as New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka looks on during a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in Dyersville, Iowa. The Yankees and White Sox are playing at a temporary stadium in the middle of a cornfield at the Field of Dreams movie site, the first Major League Baseball game held in Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
The 6-foot-6 Wright is 7-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 16 starts with Charlotte this year. He is 10-12 with a 6.00 ERA in 110 major league games with Baltimore and Seattle.
Burr has made 19 appearances with Chicago this year, going 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA.
Foster pitched the ninth inning in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees, surrendering Luke Voit's two-run homer. After making an impressive major league debut in 2020, Foster is 2-1 with a 5.67 ERA in 31 games with the White Sox this season.
Burdi, 26, was selected by Chicago in the first round of the 2016 amateur draft. He is 0-1 with an 8.27 ERA in 14 major league games.
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