Eloy Jimenez hit the first of what he and the White Sox hope are many major-league home runs Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
Jimenez drilled a 2-1 fastball from Yankees reliever Jonathan Holder an estimated 425 feet to straightaway center field. The homer scored Yoan Moncada from first base to give the White Sox a 7-5 lead in the fifth inning.
Jimenez’s first homer came in his 46th major-league at-bat. The rookie left fielder was a respectable 13-for-45 (.289) to start his career, but before Friday he had only one extra-base hit, a double in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays.