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CHGO White Sox Weekly: Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi going in different directions

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Vinnie Duber
August 12, 2024
Luis Robert Jr.
Aug 6, 2024; Oakland, California, USA; Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) dives during the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

What’s up, Sox fans?
As the Chicago White Sox keep hitting new lows – they’re at a season-worst 63 games below .500 after being swept in a two-game series with the crosstown-rival Cubs – their best player is badly scuffling.
Luis Robert Jr., who had an MVP-type performance last season, has looked nothing like that kind of player recently, with a .124/.155/.210 slash line over his last 20 games, a span during which he’s struck out a whopping 40 times. In eight games in August, he has just two hits compared to 15 strikeouts.
Robert has had himself a unique year, explaining away why he hasn’t put up the kind of numbers he did last season. He missed nearly two months with a significant hip-flexo...

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