White Sox resident punisher of baseballs Eloy Jimenez has gone deep for the first time in Triple-A. In only his fourth game with the Charlotte Knights, Jimenez took an 0-2 offering from Phillipe Aumont over the centerfield wall.
In just his 4th career game for @KnightsBaseball, #WhiteSox top prospect Eloy Jimenez goes deep for his 1st Triple-A homer. No wonder Jimenez is ranked No. 4 on @MLB's Top 100 Prospects list: https://t.co/TuTZgd5PTS pic.twitter.com/LGcx0bcNgi
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 24, 2018
Jimenez is known for tape measure shots and with only two hits over the last week, the slugger plans to do more of the long-ball thing. Although he is only 2 for 9, Jimenez boasts a .417 on-base percentage having solicited three free passes.
Who wants to see Eloy Jimenez hit his first Triple-A home run? pic.twitter.com/XgF59X123a
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) June 24, 2018
Most impressive about this home run is that he connected in an 0-2 count down in the zone. Aumont, who once was a promising prospect in several organizations and played a few seasons in the bigs, is not necessarily someone to dismiss in this scenario. He has a lot experience and isn’t very green when it comes to major-league service time — although, he is in Triple-A for a reason.
The message is still clear. Based on Jimenez maturity and patience at the plate, it seems Jimenez understands how to adjust within an at-bat. The White Sox certainly hope he keeps this up and continues punishing the ball with impunity.
