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Robert Jr. fired 11 during the month of June and set himself up for action next week with a three-run blast in the sixth inning off Chris Bassett during a 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday at Guaranteed Rated Field. \n \nThe 450-foot drive, with an exit speed of 111.7 miles per hour, per Statcast, was such a sure connection that Robert Jr. looked down and paused to affect the connection. “,” type “:” text “}, {” __typename “: video-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/04/3535a1e7-df3ded24-cd1ffea0-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 “,” type”:”video”,”description”:”Louis Robert Jr. hits a three-run homer, gives the White Sox a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning”,” displayAsVideoGif “,” duration “:” 00:00:29 “,” slug “:” chris-bassitt-in-play-run-s-to-luis-robert-jr “,” tags “,” tags “,”[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-673357″,”title”:”Luis Robert Jr.”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:673357″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-145″,”title”:”Chicago White Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:145″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed”,”title”:”2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”yahoo-in-game”,”title”:”Yahoo In-Game”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”greatest-plays”,”title”:”Greatest Plays”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”home-run”,”title”:”home run”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”,” Thumbnail”: {“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/gprx6mdoxutvsw7inmhl”}, “title : “Luis Robert Jr.’s three-run homer (25)”, “dynamicSiteUrl”: “/video/chris-bassitt-in-play-run-s-to-luis-robert-jr”}, {” __typename “:” Markdown “,” content “:” What he’s doing for this team both offensively and defensively, it’s amazing,” said White Sox rookie Lucas Giolito. “I’m excited to watch him at the All-Star Game, and excited to have him continue behind me as he hits every Those fellows.\n \nIt was during the offseason when Oscar Colas, the White Sox’ second baseman, according to MLB Pipeline, and close friend and workout buddy of Robert Jr., saw that success coming for the five-tool talent.\n \n”I knew he was going to have a very good season,” said Colas, through translator Billy Russo. I even told him, “Hey bro, you’re going to have a pretty good season. You’re going to hit over 30 homers.” \n \nWhite Sox General Manager Rick Hahn added: “When we originally signed him, he expected him to be a 30-30 guy when he became the player that achieved \\[his projected\\] tools. … I will say right now, he’s clearly an All-Star and on his way to becoming one of the superstars in this game. \n \nRobert Jr. was not originally interested in the Home Run Derby, saying he wasn’t a pure hitter, and didn’t know if his game was built for success. Robert Jr. overcame a slow start in April, already approaching a high In his single-season career in games played 98. \n\n “Just the routine. Being able to play every single day, Robert Jr., through Russo, said of his success at 23 during a recent interview. “I feel like I’m getting better every day, and that’s because of that. 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