
MESA, Ariz. — The last thing the White Sox wanted heading into an Opening Day series with the World Series champion Houston Astros was uncertainty about the status of one of their top players, but that’s what they’ll have until third baseman Yoan Moncada is declared fit to play.
While expressing some optimism that the sore low back area that caused Moncada to leave a Cactus League game after two innings Sunday won’t be an issue, first-year manager Pedro Grifol was in wait-and-see mode Monday morning.