Viral: Eloy Jimenez Walks Away Before Getting Struck Out by Steven Matz

It has not been the season that Chicago White Sox fans have hoped it would be for 2023. However, they experienced a new, viral low from one of their start players Sunday afternoon.

In a tweet by user Jacob (@CardinalsReek), White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez was seen at home plate literally walking away from the batter’s box taking a strike three call as a pitch was being thrown by St Louis Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz in the second inning.

Dude just gave up lmao pic.twitter.com/lt3OkjUoNj

— Jacob (@CardinalsReek) July 9, 2023

A couple users have replied that Jimenez may have stepped off due to a pitch clock issue.

"Batters must be in the box and alert to the pitcher by the 8-second mark or else be charged with an automatic strike." Clock was at 11 when pitcher started and Eloy wasn't even looking…

— Alex DiPego (@Abranead) July 9, 2023

Here he is alert at 13 seconds with Matz beginning his delivery. pic.twitter.com/nqK6HqfKKY

— Baseball's Not Dead (@dead_baseball) July 9, 2023

But some others are not buying it either, stating that Jimenez was trying to call a timeout as Matz was doing his pitching windup.

He tried to call time when the pitcher was halfway through his windup and didn’t get it

— Derek Parish (@illinidp) July 9, 2023

Eloy tried to call timeout after Matz had already started his delivery (and it was his second timeout attempt) and wasn't awarded it.

— Baseball's Not Dead (@dead_baseball) July 9, 2023

Just part of the craziness that is the 2023 season for Chicago’s south side team.

Hopefully it was just Jimenez being upset that his timeout wasn’t granted, but this doesn’t look good at all for what the future holds for the rest of the White Sox’s season.