2 min read • August 10, 2022
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The White Sox placed all-star shortstop Tim Anderson on the 10-day IL on Tuesday and he will undergo surgery later this week to repair a torn sagittal band and dislocated tendon in his left middle finger, according to Daryl Van Shouten of the Chicago Sun Times.
The Pro Baseball Docs say that this injury doesn't generally require surgery to heal, and the decision to operate likely signals that Anderson's 2022 season is over.
He reportedly suffered the finger injury on a check swing in the ninth inning on Saturday night and grounded out in a close play at first the next pitch.
According to the Docs, the injury likely occurred before the ninth inning or was an accumulation as the mechanism on his check swing isn't associated with this severe of a ligament tear.
Anderson previously missed three weeks after suffering a right groin strain making a jumping throw from the hole on May 29.
His numbers at the plate, however, have dipped since his return: The 29-year-old was batting .351 when he hit the IL but has a .249 average with a .579 OPS, one home run, six RBI, and 26 runs, in 169 at-bats since.
Anderson's return – if possible – will likely hinge on whether or not the White Sox, at 55-54 and within three games of the AL Central lead and the final Wild Card spot, are firmly in the playoff race or not in mid-September.
After losing both halves of a doubleheader Tuesday, Chicago dropped to 48-53 without Anderson since 2020. Conversely, the defending AL Central champions are 145-106 with the all-star in the lineup.
The White Sox are +190 to win the Central, acccording to FanDuel Sportsbook, falling just behind the Twins at +130, and have the 12th-best odds to win the World Series at +4500.
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All-Star #Whitesox shortstop Tim Anderson expected to miss six weeks, perhaps rest of regular season, with finger injury.