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  "textContent": "<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. —<b> Brooks Baldwin</b>’s injury is a hit to an already thin outfield group for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" >White Sox</a>.</p><p>Baldwin hasn’t played since March 6 because of right elbow inflammation. He said he felt the injury while throwing to bases recently.</p><p>“Talking to the trainers, we got an image, we got everything done,” Baldwin said Friday. “But a lot of soreness in there, [we're trying] to get it to calm down and take it day to day and see where we’re at.”</p><p>The severity of the injury has yet to be determined. The Sox are checking in on Baldwin daily, but they haven't made any decision regarding Opening Day.</p><p>With the infield largely set, Baldwin was going to play more exclusively in the outfield. The Sox hope that with more familiarity and consistency, Baldwin can deliver a better defensive performance than he did last season. He has the athleticism for either corner outfield spot, but he struggled with reads.</p><p>At the plate, Baldwin was building on his success from last season. He batted .253 with a .769 OPS and a wRC+ of 112. Baldwin found success when he reverted to a more open batting stance that he utilized at UNC Wilmington. The wider stance allowed Baldwin to keep his head still.</p><p>“I thought at-bats were going good [in spring training],” Baldwin said. “I saw the ball well. Defensively, [I] was getting good jumps in the outfield and tracking balls down pretty well.”</p><p>Baldwin said he dealt with elbow soreness last season. He doesn’t feel that anything is torn, but he’s going to consult with more specialists for a more definitive ruling.</p><p>If Baldwin is forced to miss time, the Sox’ outfield decision becomes dicier. <b>Tristan Peters </b>and<b> Derek Hill</b> are both glove-first outfielders who struggle at the plate — Hill is a better defender — and both are already on the 40-man roster. Manager Will Venable has praised Hill’s “elite defense,” and said he’s a player who is still coming into his own.</p><p><b>Jarred Kelenic</b> — who started Friday's game in center field and got a base hit — brings more upside as a former top prospect with more pop in his bat.</p><p>Aside from the rotation, the outfield is the most interesting roster battle as the start of the season nears.</p><h3><b>Espresso time</b></h3><p>Fresh off his appearance with Team Italy, catcher<b> Kyle Teel</b> wants an espresso machine in the Sox dugout.</p><p>Italy had one at the 2023 WBC and continued the tradition this year. Royals first baseman and Italy captain <b>Vinnie Pasquantino</b> came up with the idea of celebrating each home run with a shot of espresso.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Espresso celebrations are back for Italy! 🤌 <a href=\"https://t.co/DiLLQsVwi6\">pic.twitter.com/DiLLQsVwi6</a></p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/2030376030322729452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Teel said he brought the idea up to the club and that it’s a “good reward system.”</p><p>“Whatever gets the guys going,” manager <b>Will Venable</b> said. “If it’s an espresso in there, it’s fine by me.”</p><h3><b>White Sox 4, Cubs 2</b></h3><p>• Right-hander <b>Davis Martin</b> threw four scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing one hit with no walks.</p><p>• Catcher <b>Korey Lee</b> hit a solo homer in the fifth inning.</p><p>• Outfielder <b>Everson Peiera</b> hit his first home run of spring training in the sixth inning.</p><p><b>On deck:</b> Dodgers vs. White Sox, 1:05 p.m., Saturday, Glendale, Justin Wrobleski vs. Mike Vasil.</p><p></p><div class=\"PageListL\" data-module data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\" ><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-4a0005\" name=\"list-4a0005\"></a><div class=\"PageList-header\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title-wrap\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" target=\"{borderColor=#dfdfdf, pageNumber=1, inverseColors=false, pullQuoteIcon=[{image=null, narrowImage=null, _template=/image/Image.hbs, alt=null}], footerBgColor=#000000, bodyFont=font-3, showListNumbers=false, imagePositionHorizontal=null, rteBodyFont=font-3, headerBottomBorderColor=#111010, pagination=[{body=[Next Page], href=?p=2, _template=/link/Link.hbs, contentId=null, pianoSectionSlug=null, target=null}], subTitle=null, stickyHeader=true, listTitleColor=#000000, tableCellBorderColor=#ccd1d5, items=[{type=Image, category=[{items=[White Sox]}], media=[{alt=2026 World Baseball Classic - 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