KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Briefing reporters at Kauffman Stadium, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn described Eloy Jiménez’s right elbow injury as an ailment similar to a hard blow to the funny bone.



Hours after colliding with center fielder Charlie Tilson in left-center field Tuesday night, Jiménez was still experiencing numbness running down his arm and into his fingertips.



Those symptoms prompted enough concern to send Jiménez, who is signed through 2026, to Chicago for further examination. The initial diagnosis for the 22-year-old outfielder was that he sustained a right ulnar contusion. Jiménez’s absence is expected to be measured in weeks rather than months, with more information coming after a follow-up in Chicago on Monday.



But some of the mystery of this injury comes from the unusual way it occurred. It appeared Tilson made minor contact with Jiménez’s shoulder, but the collision staggered the...