CHICAGO – White Sox first baseman Miguel Vargas exited in the fifth inning of Thursday night’s contest against the Yankees at Rate Field, holding his left wrist and in significant pain after his glove hand was bent backward while trying to corral a one-hop throw from third baseman Curtis Mead on an Aaron Judge grounder.

The White Sox announced that Vargas suffered a left wrist contusion. He's scheduled to undergo further testing Friday.

Vargas never got to the ball as his left hand collided with Judge’s left thigh, leading to him falling to the ground almost immediately. Ben Rice, who opened the inning with a single, came all the way around to score from first as the ball rolled away.

In the second inning, Vargas single-handedly brought the White Sox even at 4-4 with a grand slam to l

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