When White Sox catcher Kyle Teel suffered a Grade 2 right hamstring strain on March 10 playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic, the expected timeline for his return was 4-6 weeks. As of Saturday, it is unknown when Teel will even begin a rehab assignment.Teel is still trying to maintain a positive outlook.“In the grand scheme of things, I’m still within my timeline,” Teel said Saturday. “It is a higher-up grade 2 strain so it’s kind of normal for it to take a bit longer. Still not ideal, right? I want to be back as much as everyone wants me back. That time’s coming soon.”Before the injury, Teel had four hits in six WBC at-bats and was building off a strong 2025 Sox debut when he slashed .273/.375/.411.That progress was temporarily halted in March. Since then, Teel’s focus has been on recovery and being there for his teammates while learning valuable lessons that could help him in the future.“One thing that this experience has taught me is just to be patient and how important it is to get your work in in the training room and weight room every single day because that kind of stuff hasn’t been part of my routine really ever,” Teel said.Teel isn’t sitting around and feeling sorry for himself and said he can only control what he can control.“I feel like I just need to take care of what I need to to get back as soon as possible and help this team…
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