MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kevin Youkilis sat from the After a couple World Series titles, much with strikes and corners plus some turmoil along with wrestle recently around nine years together with Boston, Youkilis expended Monday endeavoring to receive acclimated with a fresh atmosphere and also a different group of colleagues.
He looked like at ease, eager for you to enroll in your first-place White Sox from the wide-open AL Central and get away from powering the grind associated with his now-former division. Sentiment must wait.
"This offseason too, I assume I'll echo a lot more. Usually when players tend to be retired, you might have more time. It merely is just trying to play baseball, it really is endless all year. You're always performing something," Youkilis explained prior to Chicago commenced a three-game string at Minnesota. "But the item ended up being an awesome time, in addition to I'll undoubtedly enjoy all those years."
The gritty Fenway Park preferred was traded Sunday because of the Red Sox to get utilityman Boston has been around final place within the stacked AL East for most in the season, too, not too long ago moving into fourth.
"It'll always be sort of strange not to participate in individuals teams, but it is usually good," Youkilis said. "Because while you enjoy those competitors nineteen periods a new year, it kind of makes just a little old, therefore it'll be interesting to try out right here and have fun with groups I never really received the risk to try out this much."
The White Sox were pleased to have him. Reserve outfielder Jordan Danks lost the battle No. 20, which usually Youkilis donned to the Red Sox.
"That's fine," Danks said smiling, "as much time when I've nevertheless obtained a new number."
Designated hitter Adam Dunn actually had Youkilis' previous Red Sox unvarying on when this individual gone out and about to experiment with find ahead of the game.
"Hopefully this individual decide to put a few extra beneficial perspiration with there, and we'll have that will figure the particular one morning along with put a caption by using that on there," Youkilis said.
White Sox manager Robin Ventura place Youkilis at third base, batting second, pertaining to his debut. Third put faitth on has been a huge hole pertaining to Chicago this season, having a woeful .167 batting typical to look together with one particular residence run in addition to 18 RBIs gathered at in which placement by anyone that is trialled there. Ventura acknowledged crew user Jerry Reinsdorf and normal office manager Kenny Williams to generate the actual go on to upgrade the particular lineup.
"They see the particular need. They understand it. Then a person choose as well as make sure to receive the most effective guy you'll be able to get, and he is the most beneficial guy we can get," Ventura said.
Youkilis batted just .233 with three homers plus 14 RBIs throughout 146 at-bats for your Red Sox within 2012.
"Hopefully I may appear towards the White Sox plus only deliver this time with as well as day out, play the experience hard, participate in the sport the best way," he said. "I cannot assurance everything having numbers as well as all that, but I recognize just one thing - that I'll emerge in this article everyday as well as have fun with the experience right in addition to supply that my all. Hopefully that may be enough."
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