Ouch

What is it about White Sox outfielders? They keep crashing and diving their way to injuries. Last spring, Eloy Jimenez and Adam Engle did the honors. Yesterday against the Dodgers, it was right fielder Andrew Vaughn diving to make a catch in the fourth inning, only Vaughn needed a cart to get off the field. Throw in third baseman Jake Burger hurting his ankle a little later, and the Sox look to be on a collision course—pun intended—with the IL. About the only advice I can offer is to sit everyone down and tell the story of the Dodgers’ Pete Reiser, who sacrificed Cooperstown-worthy talent chasing after flyballs; Reiser actually received the last rites during a game against the Pirates in 1947 after he slammed into the wall at Ebbets Field making a catch. Maybe a cautionary tale would induce our young ballhawks to take care out there.