White Sox reinstate OF Tommy Pham from injured list

White Sox reinstate OF Tommy Pham from injured list

Tommy Pham activated, Munetaka Murakami benched for all-important series finale in Cleveland

<p>CLEVELAND – <b>Will Venable</b> said Monday that he would “be shocked” if <b>Tommy Pham</b> returned from his calf strain to play in this week’s series in Cleveland. As recently as postgame Tuesday, the 38-year-old veteran still needed to run the bases in front of training staff in order to get medical clearance to return for this weekend’s series hosting the Detroit Tigers.</p><p>Then Pham ran into White Sox general manager <b>Chris Getz</b>…

An Elevator Ride Put Tommy Pham In The White Sox Lineup Ahead Of The Biggest Game of The Season

Tommy Pham may not have even been in the Chicago White Sox lineup, let alone hitting in the fourth, if had taken the stairs the night before.

Pregame notes: White Sox reinstate Tommy Pham, sit Munetaka Murakami for Cleveland finale

The White Sox made a few roster moves before a pivotal season series finale against the Guardians at Progressive Field. As Tuesday's DFA of José Urquidy foreshadowed, the White Sox used that 40-man roster spot to reinstate Drew Thorpe from the 60-day injured list. They also made a move that wasn't a lock, reinstating Tommy Pham from the 10-day injured list and optioning Edgar Quero to Charlotte. Pham had logged just one plate appearance before h…