White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham is expected to be sidelined the next six weeks after an MRI on his left wrist revealed a fractured hamate bone, according to the team. He is scheduled to have surgery next week.
Beckham was in the lineup at second base for Chicago's first seven games of the season and was hitting .316. Jeff Keppinger took his spot at second base for the second day in a row Thursday at Washington, and Conor Gillaspie replaced Keppinger at third.