White Sox manager Robin Ventura told MLB.com Saturday that second baseman Gordon Beckham could return "in the next week, if not sooner."

"It's up to him, really -- we'll welcome him any time," Ventura said. "It's just, when's the right time, does he feel he's ready to come up and ready to play? .. I let him know that I'm ready for him whenever he thinks he's ready."

Beckham is hitting .343 (11 for 32) with two doubles and four RBI in his rehab assignment. He has played just seven games with the White Sox this season.

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