CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. was being evaluated after he was hit by a pitch in his return to the lineup on Sunday after missing two games because of right adductor tightness.
Robert went 0 for 3 while serving as the team's designated hitter in a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He was hit on his right arm by a 101.1 mph fastball from Daniel Palencia with two out in the ninth inning.
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Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. looks on from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. is hit by a pitch thrown by Chicago Cubs' Daniel Palencia during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
“Yeah, he’s gonna be evaluated now," first-year manager Will Venable said. "That one got him pretty good, so we’ll see where he’s at after that.”
Robert wasn't in the team's original lineup, but he talked his way into the game. He lined to left in the second, grounded out in the fifth and lined to second with two runners aboard in the seventh.
“Some good swings. I think physically, he’s still getting there," Venable said. "But I thought there was good, competitive swings, competitive at-bats and nice to see him out there.”
With the rebuilding White Sox in last place in the AL Central, Robert could be on the move ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. After a miserable start to the season, the center fielder began the day with a nine-game hitting streak.
Robert, who turns 28 on Aug. 3, is batting .204 with 10 homers and 41 RBIs in 85 games. He also has a career-high 26 steals.
Robert felt the adductor injury when he stole second in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 11-9 victory at Tampa Bay. The White Sox were off on Thursday, and Robert rested during the first two games of the series against the Cubs.
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Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. stands in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. looks on from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. is hit by a pitch thrown by Chicago Cubs' Daniel Palencia during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July, 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — After months on the move through jungles, seas and borders, Venezuelan migrants Mariela Gómez, her partner Abraham Castro and her two children, abandoned their attempt to reach the United States. They returned to spend Christmas back home, part of a growing wave of reverse migration driven by Trump’s crackdown, as U.S. pressure on the government of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intensifies.
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Abraham Castro and his partner's son Mathias pet the family dog ahead of Christmas Eve celebrations in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2025. The Venezuelan migrant family adopted the dog as a puppy in Mexico before abandoning their journey to the United States and returning home following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
FILE - Venezuelan Abraham Castro rides a cargo vessel with other Venezuelan migrants through the Gulf of Panama as he, his partner and her two sons travel south after giving up on reaching the United States, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Mariela Gómez, a Venezuelan migrant who abandoned her journey with her children to the United States following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, chats with a relative while cooking Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant who abandoned the journey with his partner and children to the United States following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, dances with a drink in hand during Christmas celebrations in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Mariela Gómez, a Venezuelan migrant who abandoned her journey with her children to the United States to return home following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has her hair dyed for Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Christmas dinner is served at the home of Abraham Castro's parents in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. Castro and his partner Mariela Gómez, a Venezuelan migrant couple who abandoned their journey to the United States following thPresident Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, are spending the holiday there after returning home. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Mariela Gómez, a Venezuelan migrant who gave up her journey with her children to the United States following the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, chooses what to wear for a family Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Abraham Castro helps fix the taxi taking him and his partner, Mariela Gómez, to his parents' home for Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. The Venezuelan migrant couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
FILE - Venezuelan migrants depart Jaque on Panama's Pacific coast en route to Jurado, Colombia, as they return home after failing to enter the United States, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Mariela Gómez, her partner Abraham Castro, and her son Mathias, a Venezuelan migrant family who abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, buy groceries for Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Mariela Gómez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple who abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home following the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, kiss during Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
FILE - Venezuelan Mariela Gomez holds her son Mathias as they make their way to shore after arriving on a larger cargo vessel in Jaque, on Panama's Pacific coast, Sept. 18, 2025, during their journey south after giving up on reaching the United States. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Mariela Gómez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple, sit for Christmas dinner at Castro's parents' home in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Mathias jumps after receiving a Christmas present from his mother, Mariela Gómez, left, in Maracay, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. The two returned home after abandoning their journey to the United States following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
