Report: White Sox signing OF Andrew Benintendi

Outfielder Andrew Benintendi has agreed to a five-year, $75 million deal with the Chicago White Sox, ESPN reported Friday. The 28-year-old free agent made the All-Star team with the Kansas City Royals last season before being traded to the New York Yankees on July 27. Benintendi batted a combined .304 with 31 extra-base hits, 51 RBIs and 54 runs scored in 126 games between the two clubs. He is a career .279 hitter with 73 home runs, 384 RBIs and 69 stolen bases in 745 games with the Boston Red Sox (2016-20), Royals (2021-22) and Yankees. Benintendi was runner-up for American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2017, won a World Series with Boston in 2018 and earned a Gold Glove in left field in 2021. --Field Level Media