Slater was scratched from the lineup Friday against the Red Sox, and now the reason is clear. Slater will assuredly miss more than the minimum stint, and the White Sox have recalled Greg Jones to take his place on the active roster.

No word yet on the reason for the late scratch. Slater had been slated to start in right field and bat third for the White Sox. Brooks Baldwin will replace him in the lineup and will start in right field against Sean Newcomb and the Red Sox on Friday evening.

Slater found himself batting fifth in the White Sox’ lineup against opposing left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and he rewarded manager Will Venable’s faith in him by crushing a 392-foot (105.1 mph EV) solo homer to lead off the second inning. He’s not going to find himself in the lineup on a nightly basis, but Slater does have some fantasy utility when he can be deployed against left-handed pitching.

Slater has been out since March 3rd with an oblique injury, so the 32-year-old only wound up missing two weeks. This would seem to be a good sign that Slater will be ready for Opening Day, and the White Sox need him with Andrew Benintendi (hand) potentially delayed to begin the year. Slater will push Travis Jankowski and Michael A. Taylor for the final starting spot alongside Luis Robert Jr. and Mike Tauchman.