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Rookie Chase Meidroth is proud to help give White Sox fans some hope for the future
As the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Sunday, Chase Meidroth went one-for-four, scored a couple of runs, and provided some steady defense as he splits time between shortstop and second base. The confident rookie is part of a young core giving long-suffering Sox fans some hope for the future. Meidroth was thrown right into the deep end of the pool upon being traded to the Sox in December, and he has been swimming more than sinking — floating with hitting .300. He said it's all about discipline, and not focusing on stats. "I think you just show up every day and you try to win a baseball game. You try not, you know, to look at your own numbers — and as much as you do that, and as much as the team's having success, you'll look back and you'll be like, 'Oh, I did pretty well this year,'" Meidroth said. Meidroth, a Southern California native, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2022. He was playing in the minors until being traded to the White Sox along with Wikelman Gonzalez, Braden Montgomery, and Kyle Teel in exchange for Garrett Crochet. At the time, the White Sox were notorious for all the wrong reasons. They set the modern-era MLB record for most losses in a season, finishing 41-121, finishing 41-121. Meidroth said that was not a concern of his. "I really didn't know. I was really excited for the opportunity, and obviously blessed to be part of it, so I was really excited to get over here. I didn't know what it was like, and I didn't have any expectations," he said. "But you know, I'm having fun. We've got a really good group of guys in there, and I'm looking forward to showing up every day in the park, you know, to win a game." Meidroth said he has bonded with his fellow rookies Teel and Tim Elko, as they grow their skills together. "You know, you just take it day by day and then try to win pitch by pitch, and it's really easy, you know, bouncing ideas off those guys, competing every day with those guys," Meidroth said, "and you know, Teel especially — I was with him last year, and he's a baseball rat, and we both love the game, so it's easy to show up and compete every day with a guy like that." Meidroth did suffer through an embarrassing moment in May, when a high pop fly by the Kansas City Royals' Drew Waters clipped off Meidroth's glove and hit him in the head as he tried to catch it. "Obviously, I didn't plan for that to happen," he said. "That's part of it — errors are going to happen. But you show up the next day, and show up to win a game the next day." Meidroth said while there are inevitably ups and downs, "the rest of the season has been pretty fun, and yeah, we've had a good time here." He called Chicago an awesome city, and is proud to be part of the rebuild effort for the White Sox. "I'm really excited," Meidroth said. "It's one of those things where the feeling at the end of the tunnel is going to be worth it because of the strides that we put in now."
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How 15 ex-Boston Red Sox prospects traded at deadline, in offseason are doing
Hard-throwing righty Wikelman Gonzalez became the third ex-Red Sox prospect from the Garrett Crochet trade to make the majors when the White Sox called him up Friday. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has traded 15 prospects since last year's trade deadline. Here's a look at how they are all doing: Ex-Red Sox prospects who were traded: Kyle Teel: The 23-year-old catcher was traded to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet on Dec. 11, 2024. Advertisement Teel began the season with Triple-A Charlotte where he batted .295 with a .394 on-base percentage, .492 slugging percentage, .886 OPS, eight homers, 10 doubles, one triple, 30 RBIs, 34 runs, 30 walks and 54 strikeouts in 50 games (213 plate appearances). He was called up to Chicago on June 5. He's 7-for-29 (.241) with a .378 on-base percentage, .276 slugging percentage, .654 OPS, one RBI, one double, three runs, six walks and 12 strikeouts in 11 games for the White Sox. Braden Montgomery: The 22-year-old outfielder was traded to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet on Dec. 11, 2024. He began the season with Low-A Kannapolis where he batted .304 with a .393 on-base percentage, .493 slugging percentage, .886 OPS, three home runs, four doubles, 19 RBIs, 14 runs, 10 walks and 19 strikeouts in 18 games (84 plate appearances). He has a .266/.346/.467/.813 line with six home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 27 RBIs, 21 runs, 19 walks and 37 strikeouts in 45 games (191 plate appearances) for High-a Winston-Salem. Chase Meidroth: The 23-year-old second baseman was traded to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet on Dec. 11, 2024. He made his MLB debut April 11. He's batting .268 with a .352 on-base percentage, .325 slugging percentage, .677 OPS, two homers, five doubles, nine RBIs, 23 runs, nine steals, 25 walks and 33 strikeouts in 53 games (219 plate appearances). Advertisement Meidroth began the season with Triple-A Charlotte where he batted .267 with a .450 on-base percentage, .600 slugging percentage, 1.050 OPS, three homers, one double, four RBIs, 11 runs, eight walks and five strikeouts in nine games (40 plate appearances). Wikelman Gonzalez: The 23-year-old righty was traded to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet on Dec. 11, 2024. He was promoted to the White Sox on Friday. He pitched 2 innings and allowed one run, one hit and two walks while striking out two in his MLB debut Friday. He went 5-2 with a 3.50 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 16 outings (four starts) between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte. Opponents batted .176 against him. He had control issues with the Red Sox and those have continued. He had 39 strikeouts and 29 walks in 36 innings. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz: The 21-year-old righty was traded to the Yankees for catcher Carlos Narváez on Dec. 11, 2024. He's 5-2 with a 2.59 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 12 outings (11 starts) for High-A Hudson Valley. Opponents are batting just .174 against him. He has 78 strikeouts and 28 walks in 66 innings. Advertisement Nick Yorke: The 23-year-old second baseman/outfielder was traded to the Pirates on July 29, 2024 for pitcher Quinn Priester who the Red Sox dealt with the Brewers in April. York has spent this entire season with Triple-A Indianapolis. He's batting .273 with a .336 on-base percentage, .382 slugging percentage, .718 OPS, four homers, 10 doubles, one triple, 24 RBIs, 28 runs, nine steals, 21 walks and 56 strikeouts in 58 games (241 plate appearances). He made his major league debut last Sept. 16 and went 8-for-37 (.216) with two homers in 11 games for the Pirates. Ovis Portes: The 20-year-old right-handed pitcher was traded to the Reds for reliever Lucas Sims on July 30, 2024. The hard-thrower has pitched in 11 games (seven starts) for Low-A Daytona. He's 1-1 with a 5.68 ERA and 1.70 WHIP. Opponents are batting just .211 against him but he has had control issues. He has 23 walks and 27 strikeouts in 25 ⅓ innings. Moises Bolivar: The 17-year-old infielder was traded to the Dodgers for James Paxton on July 26, 2024. He is 23-for-104 (.221) with a .319 on-base percentage, .269 slugging percentage, .588 OPS, one homer, two doubles, five RBIs, 14 runs, 13 walks, 28 strikeouts and two steals in 29 games (119 plate appearances) for the Arizona Complex League Dodgers (rookie ball). Advertisement Ryan Zeferjahn: The 27-year-old righty was traded to the Angels for reliever Luis García on July 30, 2024. He's 4-1 with a 4.61 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 14 holds, one save, 14 walks and 33 strikeouts in 32 games (27 ⅓ innings). Opponents are batting .240 against him. Yeferson Vargas: The 20-year-old righty was traded to the Angels for reliever Luis García on July 30, 2024. He has made 13 starts for Low-A Inland Empire. He's 4-4 with a 4.28 ERA and 1.65 WHIP. Opponents are batting .273 against him. He has allowed 31 walks and struck out 47 in 54 ⅔ innings. Niko Kavadas: The 26-year-old first baseman was traded to the Angels for reliever Luis García on July 30, 2024. He made his major league debut last year for the Angels and appeared in 25 games for them. He has appeared in just one major league game this year, going 0-for-1. He's with Triple-A Salt Lake right now. He's batting .237 with a .388 on-base percentage, .449 slugging percentage, .837 OPS, 13 homers, 11 doubles, one triple, 43 RBIs, 39 runs, 51 walks and 97 strikeouts in 68 games (307 plate appearances). Matthew Lugo: The 24-year-old outfielder was traded to the Angels for reliever Luis García on July 30, 2024. He made his major league debut May 9. He has appeared in 17 games for the Angels this year. He's 10-for-42 (.238) with a .256 on-base percentage, .548 slugging percentage, .804 OPS, three homers, two doubles, one triple, six RBIs, six runs, no walks and 16 strikeouts in the majors. He's playing for Triple-A Salt Lake right now. He has a .207/.278/.352/.630 line with five homers, 11 doubles, one triple, 20 RBIs, 27 runs, 16 walks and 63 strikeouts in 46 games (212 plate appearances). Advertisement Gilberto Batista: The 20-year-old righty was traded to the Blue Jays on July 27, 2024 for catcher Danny Jansen. He's 3-4 with a 2.98 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 13 outings (eight starts) for Low-A Dunedin. Opponents are batting .252 against him. He has struck out 51 while walking 11 in 57 ⅓ innings. Cutter Coffey: The 21-year-old third baseman was traded to the Blue Jays on July 27, 2024 for catcher Danny Jansen. He's batting .278 with a .352 on-base percentage, .412 slugging percentage, .764 OPS, five homers, 14 doubles, 36 RBIs, 40 runs, 23 walks and 68 strikeouts in 54 games (244 plate appearances) for High-A Vancouver. Eddinson Paulino: The 22-year-old middle infielder was traded to the Blue Jays on July 27, 2024 for catcher Danny Jansen. He is batting .244 with a .314 on-base percentage, .429 slugging percentage, .743 OPS, six homers, nine doubles, two triples, 18 RBIs, 19 runs, 14 walks and 48 strikeouts in 50 games (185 plate appearances) for Double-A New Hampshire. More Red Sox coverage Read the original article on MassLive.
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2 days ago
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A third ex-Red Sox prospect from Garrett Crochet trade reaches majors
The White Sox promoted Wikelman González on Friday, making him the third ex-Red Sox prospect from the Garrett Crochet trade to make the major leagues this season. The Red Sox traded four players — González, Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth and Braden Montgomery — to Chicago for Crochet on Dec. 11. Advertisement Meidroth was promoted April 11 and made his debut vs. Boston. Teel was called up June 6. Gonzalez, a hard-throwing 23-year-old righty, began the season at Double-A Birmingham before being promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on April 29. In 12 relief appearances for Charlotte, Gonzalez posted a 5-0 record with a 2.75 ERA (19 ⅔ innings, six earned runs), 1.22 WHIP and one hold. He allowed just nine hits and opponents batted .138 against him. But control — as it was in the Red Sox system — was an issue. He had 15 walks compared to 18 strikeouts in his 19 ⅔ innings. Meidroth, a 23-year-old second baseman, has a .274/.355/.332/.687 line with two homers, five doubles, nine RBIs, 23 runs, 24 walks and 31 strikeouts in 52 games (214 plate appearances) for the White Sox. Advertisement Teel, a 23-year-old catcher, has posted a .240/.375/.240/.615 line with one RBI, three runs, six walks and 10 strikeouts in 10 games (32 plate appearances). More Red Sox coverage Read the original article on MassLive.
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2 days ago
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White Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-1 to end an 8-game losing streak
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Spencer Turnbull reacts during second-inning baseball game action against the Chicago White Sox in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez reacts as he walks back to the dugout after making his debut during seventh-inning baseball game action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman, front left, tags out Chicago White Sox's Josh Rojas, front right, at home plate during second-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox's Austin Slater, left, slides into third past Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement (22) during second-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox's Austin Slater, left, slides into third past Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement (22) during second-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Spencer Turnbull reacts during second-inning baseball game action against the Chicago White Sox in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez reacts as he walks back to the dugout after making his debut during seventh-inning baseball game action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman, front left, tags out Chicago White Sox's Josh Rojas, front right, at home plate during second-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chicago White Sox's Austin Slater, left, slides into third past Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement (22) during second-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday June 20, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run homer in Chicago's four-run third inning and the White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Josh Rohas had a two-run double in the third for Chicago. Andrew Benintendi had a solo home run in the first and added an RBI single in the second. Advertisement It was a double-bullpen game, with both teams trotting out a handful of relief pitchers with no starters available. Grant Taylor pitched a scoreless inning for the White Sox before giving way to long reliever Tyler Alexander (4-7), who worked four without giving up a run. Dan Altavilla, Wikelman Gonzalez and Tyler Gilbert also came out of the bullpen, with Gonzalez allowing a run. Spencer Turnbull (1-1) gave up four runs on five hits and two walks over two innings of work. Mason Fluharty gave up three runs on two hits and two walks, before Braydon Fisher, Nick Sandlin, Chad Green, Brendon Little and Jeff Hoffman combined for six scoreless innings. Bo Bichette had an RBI single in the eighth for the Blue Jays. Advertisement Key moment Fluharty had two outs in the third inning and got two strikes against Austin Slater for an 0-2 count. But then the Blue Jays reliever threw four consecutive balls to walk the Chicago right-fielder. Rojas doubled in the next at-bat to tack on two more runs. Key stat Chicago improved to 7-32 on the road. Up next Aaron Civale (1-3) was set to start for Chicago on Saturday against Jose Berrios (2-3). ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
3 days ago
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White Sox place two pitchers on 15-day injured list
June 20 - The White Sox placed left-hander Cam Booser and right-hander Davis Martin on the 15-day injured list on Friday. Those were part of five moves ahead of Chicago's series opener against the host Toronto Blue Jays. Booser has a left shoulder strain and Martin has a right forearm strain. Martin's designation is retroactive to Tuesday. Booser, 33, is 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA and one save in 30 relief appearances. Martin, 28, is 2-7 with a 3.79 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) this season. The White Sox also recalled right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte, selected the contract of left-hander Jake Palisch from Double-A Birmingham and designated right-hander Caleb Freeman for assignment. Neither Gonzalez, 23, nor Palisch, 26, has pitched in the majors. Freeman, 27, made his MLB debut on May 5 and posted no decisions and a 5.40 ERA in five relief appearances. --Field Level Media
