CHICAGO -- While he admitted he was a little uneasy when his rehab assignment began this past weekend, Adam Eaton appears to have passed all tests for his strained left oblique and is expected to rejoin the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
Eaton played in just two games with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday and Sunday, going 3-for-10 (.300) with a pair of runs scored.
“To be honest I was very nervous going into it,” Eaton told reporters in Charlotte. “I’ve never had an injury like this before and to come out of it after two days and to have the confidence I do, I’m extremely happy with it.”
Eaton struck out twice Sunday and that might have been the biggest test of all.
“I feel more confident every time I go up there with my side,” Eaton said. “The more swings I can put on balls (the better). When I swing and miss, it’s still a positive, feeling it out and getting more confidence.”
When the White Sox open a seven-game homestand Tuesday with a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians, Eaton is expected to take the roster spot of Jordan Danks, who was optioned back to Triple-A Charlotte. Outfielder Moises Sierra (oblique) was also sent to Charlotte to begin a rehab assignment.
Eaton crashed into the U.S. Cellular Field fence on Aug. 6 while chasing a fly ball that easily left the park for a home run. A few days later, his oblique injury surfaced and he has been out ever since.
“That was the plan, I think it was 8-to-12 at-bats, two or three games and see where it’s at,” Eaton said. “It’s in a good place right now and we’ll continue treatment for right now."
