Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Joe Kelly Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

White Sox reliever injures self running out to join bench-clearing incident

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 4/10/23

The bench-clearing incident between the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday has sent a White Sox player to the injured list.

The White Sox placed reliever Joe Kelly on the IL Monday with a groin injury. Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times confirmed that Kelly suffered the injury while running in from the bullpen to join the incident.

Joe Kelly tweaked his groin while running onto the field in yesterday’s bench clearer in Pittsburgh.

— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) April 10, 2023

It may not exactly be the best way to suffer an injury, but it's definitely a fairly amusing one. Kelly might as well embrace the ridiculousness. The 34-year-old had appeared in three games on the season, allowing three earned runs in 2.2 innings of relief work.

Sunday’s bench-clearing incident started in the wake of a controversial play at the plate that injured Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz, which is set to keep him out of action for around four months.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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