CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� White Sox outfielders Austin Hays and Everson Pereira ran the bases Saturday, moving one step closer to a minor league rehab assignment.
Hays is on the 10-day injured list with . Pereira is coming back from .
Manager Will Venable said throwing is going to be a major checkpoint for Pereira.
鈥淗e鈥檒l have some other hurdles to clear here, but certainly he鈥檚 got his feet underneath him, he鈥檚 doing a great job,鈥� Venable said. 鈥淒efensively, he鈥檚 out there chasing balls down during BP, he鈥檚 swinging in the cage. He鈥檚 progressing. But he鈥檚 still got to throw.鈥�
The White Sox recalled left-hander Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Charlotte before Saturday’s game against the Cubs. Left-hander Tyler Schweitzer was sent down.
Eisert, 28, made two appearances with the White Sox last month, allowing four runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings.
The White Sox also acquired minor league outfielder Junior P茅rez from the Athletics in exchange for minor league pitcher Jackson Nove. P茅rez was optioned to Charlotte.
Venable said he watched some video of P茅rez and talked to the front office about the acquisition.
鈥淩ight-handed hitting outfielder, above-average defense, some swing-and-miss in his game,鈥� Venable said. 鈥淗ad a really good year last year and hasn鈥檛 found it at the plate this year. A little bit of a higher strikeout rate, but a guy that hits lefties really well, producing different things. I think, a guy that we can go to work on and help progress at the plate. At his floor, a really good defender that can run the bases, a really good athlete.鈥�
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