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White Sox: Bad base running leads to another benching

This White Sox problem comes in the form of hustle, especially when it involves running hard on the bases.

A few weeks ago, Leury Garcia was benched because he failed to run hard after bunting. And, on Monday, Welington Castillo was benched for not running hard to first after hitting a pop up.

The common punishment

This is a common punishment for players who fail to hustle. Bryce Harper was benched in 2014 for failing to run out a ground ball to the pitcher. Odubel Herrera was benched for the same thing in 2016.