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Washington Post
6 days ago
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- Washington Post
White Sox trade C Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstate C Korey Lee from injured list
NEW YORK — The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstated fellow catcher Korey Lee from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Chicago received minor league outfielder Dru Baker from Tampa Bay for the 30-year-old Thaiss, who hit .212 with a homer and eight RBIs in 35 games with the White Sox. He was acquired from the crosstown Cubs in December.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
White Sox trade C Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstate C Korey Lee from injured list
Chicago White Sox's Matt Thaiss (29) hits a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstated fellow catcher Korey Lee from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Chicago received minor league outfielder Dru Baker from Tampa Bay for the 30-year-old Thaiss, who hit .212 with a homer and eight RBIs in 35 games with the White Sox. He was acquired from the crosstown Cubs in December. Advertisement The rebuilding White Sox have a strong catching pipeline, leaving no room for Thaiss. Edgar Quero is off to an encouraging start after making his major league debut on April 17. Kyle Teel, who was acquired in the Garrett Crochet trade in December, is at Triple-A Charlotte. Lee, 26, had been sidelined by a sprained left ankle. He is batting .333 (5 for 15) in nine games with Chicago this year. Baker, 25, was a fourth-round selection in the 2021 amateur draft out of Texas Tech. He has been on the seven-day injured list since April 22 with a left adductor strain. He batted .245 with a homer and three RBIs in 17 games with Triple-A Durham this season. Advertisement The addition of Thaiss gives Tampa Bay another catching option behind Danny Jansen. Ben Rortvedt has struggled this year, batting just .100 (6 for 60) in 25 games. Outfielder Jonny DeLuca was transferred to the 60-day IL to create an opening for Thaiss on the Rays' 40-man roster. DeLuca is coming back from a right shoulder strain. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
White Sox trade C Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstate C Korey Lee from injured list
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstated fellow catcher Korey Lee from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Chicago received minor league outfielder Dru Baker from Tampa Bay for the 30-year-old Thaiss, who hit .212 with a homer and eight RBIs in 35 games with the White Sox. He was acquired from the crosstown Cubs in December. The rebuilding White Sox have a strong catching pipeline, leaving no room for Thaiss. Edgar Quero is off to an encouraging start after making his major league debut on April 17. Kyle Teel, who was acquired in the Garrett Crochet trade in December, is at Triple-A Charlotte. Lee, 26, had been sidelined by a sprained left ankle. He is batting .333 (5 for 15) in nine games with Chicago this year. Baker, 25, was a fourth-round selection in the 2021 amateur draft out of Texas Tech. He has been on the seven-day injured list since April 22 with a left adductor strain. He batted .245 with a homer and three RBIs in 17 games with Triple-A Durham this season. The addition of Thaiss gives Tampa Bay another catching option behind Danny Jansen. Ben Rortvedt has struggled this year, batting just .100 (6 for 60) in 25 games. Outfielder Jonny DeLuca was transferred to the 60-day IL to create an opening for Thaiss on the Rays' 40-man roster. DeLuca is coming back from a right shoulder strain. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Rays obtain veteran C Matt Thaiss from White Sox
May 27 - The Tampa Bay Rays acquired veteran catcher Matt Thaiss from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for minor league outfielder Dru Baker. Thiass, 30, batted .212 (18-for-85) with one homer and eight RBIs in 35 games for the White Sox this season. He had a .294 slugging percentage in his first campaign with Chicago. Thaiss spent his first six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. He has a .209 career batting average with 23 homers and 87 RBIs in 280 games. Baker, 25, was batting .245 with one homer and three RBIs in 17 games for Triple-A Durham. He sustained an adductor injury more than a month ago and has been on the injured list since April 22. He also played in six games at the Rookie level this season and went 1-for-15. Last season, Baker stole 42 bases for Double-A Montgomery and batted .288 with no homers and 44 RBIs. Chicago activated catcher Korey Lee (ankle) from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the New York Mets. Lee last played on April 9 when he sprained his left ankle against the Cleveland Guardians. Lee, 26, went 5-for-15 (.333) with one RBI in nine games before his injury. Last season, Lee batted .210 with 12 homers and 37 RBIs in 125 games for Chicago. The Rays transferred outfielder Jonny DeLuca (right shoulder strain) to the 60-day injured list to make room for Thaiss on the 40-man roster. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tim Elko hits 3-run homer for 1st career hit as White Sox beat Marlins 4-2
Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko hits a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, right, celebrates with Matt Thaiss (29) and Joshua Palacios, left, after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko (30) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Cam Booser celebrates after his team's win over the Miami Marlins in a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko hits a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, right, celebrates with Matt Thaiss (29) and Joshua Palacios, left, after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko (30) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Cam Booser celebrates after his team's win over the Miami Marlins in a baseball game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Chicago White Sox's Tim Elko, front right, is doused by teammates after a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Elko hit a three-run homer — his first hit in the major leagues — in the sixth inning on Sunday to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 4-2. The White Sox rebounded from getting swept in four games at Kansas City to win their third series of the season. Advertisement Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single in the third inning for the White Sox. Miami's Xavier Edwards answered with a single that scored Matt Mervis to make it 1-1 in the fourth. Edwards finished with two hits and a stolen base. Mike Vasil (2-1) pitched three innings of relief, giving up a run on three hits, and Cam Booser worked the ninth for his first save of the season. Sandy Alcantara (2-5) gave up four runs on seven hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Chase Meidroth went 2 for 4 with a double for Chicago. Key moment Matt Thaiss led off the sixth with a single and moved to third on a one-out single by Joshua Palacios. Two pitches later, the 26-year-old Elko — who made his major league debut Saturday in a 3-1 loss to the Marlins — hit a curveball over the wall in left-center to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead. Advertisement Key stat With two out and runners on the corners in the sixth, Thaiss picked off Nick Fortes at third base to keep the game tied at 1-all. Up next The Marlins move to Chicago's North Side for three games against the Cubs, with Cal Quantrill (2-3, 7.11 ERA) scheduled to start Monday against Colin Rea (2-0, 2.43). The White Sox kick off three games at Cincinnati on Tuesday with Jonathan Cannon (2-4, 4.09) expected to start against the Reds' Andrew Abbott (2-0, 2.25 ERA). ___ AP MLB:
