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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
James Fegan

White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez feeling good, even on the basepaths

Eloy Jiménez entered Saturday night with an .820 OPS since June 16, and he has a .283/.322/.463 overall line with 14 homers for the season. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Eloy Jimenez had three hits Friday night and smacked his second home run since the All-Star break. But it was the agile night the 26-year-old had on the basepaths — going from first to third on a single, scoring on a shallow sacrifice fly to left, hustling out an infield single — that really tantalized.

“I’m feeling pretty good right now,” Jimenez said. “I’ve been putting more effort in the gym than before. I’ve been practicing running before the game. I think that helps me a little bit more.”

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