The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.
Both players returned to the lineup for Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Texas Rangers. Tauchman was second in the batting order and manning right field, and Benintendi was batting cleanup as the designated hitter.
Benintendi, 30, went on the IL after straining his left calf May 4. The former Gold Glove winner (2021) and All-Star (2022) with the Kansas City Royals was batting .