PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nicky Delmonico has watched the video over and over of his collision with the Camelback Ranch left-field fence in the seventh inning of Thursday’s game against the Brewers.

The impact produced a minor concussion for Delmonico, but still left him a little surprised.

“I’ve hit the fence a lot harder,” said Delmonico, making his first comments on Monday since sustaining the concussion while trying to track a Manny Pina fly ball that ultimately went for an inside-the-park home run. “Headfirst into fences and I was fine. It was weird and it kind of scared me a little bit.

“I felt like I was going to fall over and throw up on the field. I’m just glad I didn’t do that to have a meme about me. I was pretty close to throwing up on the field.”

After taking three days of pure recovery, Delmonico was able to ride the bike and get outside with his teammates on Monday. He is in MLB’s concussion protocol and has three more phases over the next few days. If he gets through those, Delmonico could be cleared to go by the end of the week.

Watching for concussion symptoms becomes important to the process. Delmonico had headaches here and there after the collision, along with sensitivity to light and the feeling of being in a fog.

“For me, I want to be out there as soon as I can,” Delmonico said. “I just have to listen to people around me and just believe them and do everything I can. I have to have people around me be smarter than me."

“He’s doing better,” said White Sox manager Rick Renteria. “He passed the preliminary test they give after a concussion, but now it’s a gradual progression to get him back in. He’s recovering well and, as he continues to improve and I get the clearance from medical staff to get him back on the field, we will.”

Prior to the concussion, Delmonico was in a battle with Leury García and Daniel Palka for the starting spot in left field. He wasn’t a certainty to break camp with the team, with Jose Rondon, who is out of options, also in that bench mix.

Delmonico moved primarily to the outfield after joining the White Sox, but came up as a corner infielder. He has played first base during Spring Training and has been taking ground balls at third base during batting practice, but his current focus is getting healthy enough just to play and not worry about roster permutations.

In 2013, Delmonico sustained a concussion while sliding into second base that he described as a lot worse than this one. He believes the concussion happened when the side of his head clipped something on the fence. The whole issue could have been avoided if Delmonico played it safely -- especially late in a Cactus League game. But the all-out style is more fitting for Delmonico.

“That’s how I’ve always been,” Delmonico said. “I feel like to get respect, my teammates and the pitchers, to go all out for things. That’s just in my blood to go all out for everything.

“I remember going for the ball. I thought I caught it. I remember hitting the ground and trying to stand up and telling [Ryan] Cordell to not let me go because I was feeling dizzy. It’s not my first time with a concussion so I know everything that’s going on.”