White Sox's Joshua Palacios: On bench against lefty
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Palacios will hit the bench for the second day in a row while the Reds send another lefty (Nick Lodolo) to the bump. Though he's been holding down a strong-side platoon role in right field lately, Palacios' playing time could soon fall by the wayside. Mike Tauchman (hamstring) and Austin Slater (knee) are both in the midst of rehab assignments and could form the White Sox's preferred platoon arrangement in right field upon their returns from the 10-day injured list.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Taking seat Thursday
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.
Palacios will hit the bench after leading off and starting in right field in six of Chicago's last seven games. The 29-year-old slashed .211/.348/.368 during that stretch, but he may have to settle for a spot lower in the batting order the next time he's included in the lineup. The White Sox activated shortstop Chase Meidroth (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Thursday and immediately installed him into the leadoff spot for the series finale versus Milwaukee.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Cracks leadoff homer
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Palacios went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Athletics.
Palacios opened the game's scoring with his first career leadoff homer, slugging it 400 feet off starter Osvaldo Bido. The 29-year-old outfielder has lately been the strong side of a platoon with veteran Michael Taylor since Mike Tauchman (hamstring) is on the injured list. Overall, Palacios is now slashing .222/.317/.306 with four runs scored and three RBI over 41 plate appearances since being called up April 10.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Sitting against lefty
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Palacios isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
The lefty-hitting Palacios will sit down Saturday against the lefty-throwing Jeffrey Springs. Michael Taylor will start in right field and bat sixth.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Getting another look as leadoff man
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Palacios will start in right field and bat leadoff in Thursday's game against the Twins.
Palacios will occupy the leadoff spot for the second game in a row and appears to have at least temporarily supplanted Nick Maton as the White Sox's preferred table-setter versus right-handed pitching. The 29-year-old likely doesn't have much of a leash atop the batting order, however, as he enters Thursday's game with a meager .200/.310/.200 slash line across 29 plate appearances with the big club this season.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Sitting versus righty
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Palacios is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Boston.
Palacios has been drawing most of the starts in right field against right-handed pitching of late, but he'll take a seat for this one versus Red Sox righty Walker Buehler. Michael Taylor is in right field and batting eighth for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Settling into strong-side platoon
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Palacios went 1-for-3 with a run scored Sunday against the Red Sox.
Palacios was recalled April 10 to replace Mike Tauchman (hamstring) on the roster. The White Sox have faced a right-handed starter only six times across 10 games since, though Palacios has been in the lineup each of the last five times. He's gone only 3-for-19 since being recalled, but he may have the chance to maintain the role until Tauchman can return.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Receives call-up to majors
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The White Sox selected Palacios' contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.
The addition of Palacios helps restore some depth to the Chicago outfield after Mike Tauchman (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Andrew Benintendi (adductor) also went on the IL a day earlier, leaving both of Chicago's corner-outfield spots in flux at the moment. The White Sox will likely mix and match at both spots while Benintendi and Tauchman are on the shelf, with Palacios, Austin Slater, Brooks Baldwin, Michael Taylor and Greg Jones all being candidates to see playing time at either outfield position. The 29-year-old Palacios owns a career .230/.286/.364 slash line with 12 home runs and seven steals over 433 plate appearances across parts of four seasons in the big leagues with Toronto, Washington and Pittsburgh.
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White Sox's Joshua Palacios: Links up with ChiSox on MiLB deal
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The White Sox signed Palacios to a minor-league contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Palacios recently elected free agency after the Pirates removed him from their 40-man roster and has now found a new home. The 29-year-old outfielder is a career .230/.286/.364 hitter over parts of four major-league seasons.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Pirates recalled Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Palacios has slashed .230/.319/.344 in 20 games with the big club this season. He will likely be used as a reserve down the stretch for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Activated and optioned
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The Pirates activated Palacios (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Palacios is done with his rehab assignment from a strained left hamstring, but the Pirates have elected to keep him at Indianapolis rather than adding him to the big-league roster. He's put up a .663 OPS in 20 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Palacios (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Thursday at Triple-A Indianapolis, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Palacios has been shelved for the last week with a left hamstring strain. Because his absence has been brief, he would seem to have a chance at being activated from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Aug. 10. Palacios had been seeing regular reps in right field against right-handers before getting injured, but he could return as a backup following the Pirates' acquisition of Bryan De La Cruz ahead of the trade deadline.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Placed on injured list
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The Pirates placed Palacios on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Palacios made an early exit from Monday's game versus the Astros due to a hamstring injury, and it will now officially force him to miss at least the first portion of August. Bryan De La Cruz was officially activated to fill the open roster spot, and he figures to take over as Pittsburgh's primary right fielder.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Absent from lineup
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Palacios isn't in the Pirates' lineup Tuesday versus the Astros after exiting with a hamstring injury Monday.
Palacios was removed from Monday's game against the Astros in the top of the fourth inning after pulling up awkwardly on a groundout, exiting for good in the following frame. Connor Joe is starting in right field Tuesday and batting seventh. However, Palacios will likely see less playing time even when healthy with the addition of Bryan De La Cruz via trade with the Marlins on Tuesday.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Exits early with hamstring injury
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Palacios was removed from Monday's contest against the Astros as a result of left hamstring discomfort.
Palacios pulled up lame on a ground out in top of the fourth inning, ultimately exiting the contest in the bottom of the fifth. He finished his day 0-for-2 with a strikeout and he can be considered day-to-day for the time being while more information on his status will likely come out in the near future.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Absent from lineup
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Palacios had started the last five games and nine of the last 10 contests, but he'll take a seat versus righty Andre Pallante. Connor Joe will pick up a start in right field in place of Palacios.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Not in Friday's lineup
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
Palacios started the previous four games and went 3-for-16 with two homers and four RBI. Bryan Reynolds, Michael Taylor and Jack Suwinski will start from left to right in the outfield against Chicago lefty Garrett Crochet.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Getting look at leadoff spot
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Palacios went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Brewers.
Palacios took over in the leadoff spot Tuesday with Andrew McCutchen getting a day of rest, though it also marked his second time atop the order in Pittsburgh's last five games. Palacios had his path to playing time partially cleared with Edward Olivares optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Smacks first homer
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Palacios went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Monday against the Mets.
Palacios joined the big-league roster Thursday and has started three of five games since. Monday's long ball was his first of the season, and he's gone 3-for-10 with five walks and three runs scored since being promoted.
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Pirates' Joshua Palacios: Joins big-league roster
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The Pirates recalled Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Palacios got a late start to the season at Indianapolis due to injury, but he collected a .934 OPS since returning last month. It's possible Palacios will get some run in the outfield with the Pirates struggling to find production from the center and right field spots, but he will begin Thursday's game versus the Cardinals on the bench.
