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Morneau hopes to return during road trip
- Updated: September 17, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Justin Morneau’s self-described “old man neck” is getting better, and the White Sox designated hitter hopes to return to the lineup during this current nine-game road trip.
As for the 35-year-old coming back for a 15th season in 2017, Morneau won’t make that decision until the year is over.
“It will be interesting to see what opportunities there are, if I’ve shown teams enough by coming back in the middle of the year for them to feel like I can help their team next year,” said Morneau, who is hitting .256 with five homers, 13 doubles and 22 RBIs. “It’s one of those things hopefully I’ve shown enough but you never know. If the right opportunity is not there, the choice might not be up to me.
“At this point I would lean towards I still enjoy the work and still would like to play. But it also has to make sense, at this point, with my family and spending time away and all that stuff.”
Morneau doesn’t have a specification in regard to playing full-time or part-time, with finding an opportunity to win being his biggest target.
“Teams usually are …
