GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After a lot of time and effort and pain and consternation, Brett Lawrie has no doubt that last season’s injury woes were all because of the shoes.
The White Sox second baseman said Saturday morning that he traced the root cause of a series of leg injuries that bothered him for several frustrating months to the use of orthotics.
Returning to the White Sox after signing a one-year deal worth $3.5 million in December, Lawrie declared himself fit for action before the team’s first full-squad workout. He hit .248/.310/.413 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs in 384 plate appearances last season but didn’t return to the field after he hurt himself on July 21.