Chicago White Sox minor league players

Sean Michael Burke (born December 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Burke attended Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and played college baseball at the University of Maryland, College Park.[1] He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Burke spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League White Sox and Kannapolis Intimidators.[3] He started 2022 with the Winston-Salem Dash before being promoted to the Birmingham Barons.

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Andrew R. Dalquist (born November 13, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Dalquist was born and grew up in Redondo Beach, California, and attended Redondo Union High School. As a senior, he went 9–0 with a 1.78 ERA and 103 strikeouts.[4] Dalquist had committed to play college baseball at the University of Arizona prior to being drafted.[5]

Dalquist was selected in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.[6] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Arizona League White Sox where he made three one-inning appearances, all of which were scoreless.[7][8] After the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to COVID-19, Dalquist was added to the White Sox's alternate training site midway through the Major League season.[9][10]

Dalquist was assigned to the Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers for the 2021 season.[11] Over 23 starts, he went 3–9 with a 4.99 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 83 innings.[12]

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Jacob Andrew Eder (born October 9, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Eder attended Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida as a freshman, sophomore, and junior before transferring to Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for his senior year.[13][14] In 2017, his senior baseball season, he went 8–1 with a 1.25 ERA and 81 strikeouts.[15] He was selected by the New York Mets in the 34th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, and instead chose to fulfill his commitment to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.[16][17]

In 2018, Eder's freshman year at Vanderbilt, he appeared in 11 games (nine starts), going 1–4 with a 5.45 ERA over 33 innings.[18] As a sophomore in 2019, he pitched 34+1⁄3 innings in relief, compiling a 1–0 record, a 2.88 ERA, and 37 strikeouts.[19] He pitched the last three innings of the third game of the 2019 College World Series, clinching Vanderbilt's second national title.[20][21] Following the end of the 2019 college baseball season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds.[22][23] For his junior year in 2020, he pitched to a 1–1 record and a 3.60 ERA over four starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eder was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft with the 104th overall pick and signed.[24] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[25] In July, he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field as an injury replacement.[26] In mid-August, he was placed on the injured list, and later that same month, it was announced that he would undergo Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2021 season and all of 2022.[27] Over 15 starts for the 2021 season, Eder went 3–5 with a 1.77 ERA, striking out 99 batters over 71+1⁄3 innings.[28]

After missing all of the 2022 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Eder rehabbed with the Jupiter Hammerheads and then was assigned to Pensacola to open the 2023 season.[29] He opened the season on the injured list with a fracture foot.[30]

On August 1, 2023, Eder was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Jake Burger.[31] He was assigned to the Birmingham Barons. Over 14 starts for the season, he went 2-6 with a 6.35 ERA and seventy strikeouts over 56+2⁄3 innings.[32] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs.[33]

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Caleb Aron Freeman (born February 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Freeman attended Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and in 2018 he played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[34][35] A relief pitcher throughout his three seasons for the Red Raiders, he ended his junior year in 2019 2–0 with a 6.89 ERA over 15+2⁄3 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[36][37] He signed for $25,000.[38]

Freeman spent his professional season in 2019 with the Rookie-level Arizona League White Sox, the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League, and the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League, going 4–2 with a 2.19 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 24+2⁄3 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[39] For the 2021 season, he split the year between the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-A East and the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South with whom he made 39 relief appearances and went 2–3 with a 3.27 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 44 innings.[40] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs where he was named to the Fall Stars game.[41] He opened the 2022 season back with Birmingham, but missed nearly three months due to injury.[42] Over 14+1⁄3 innings pitched with Birmingham, he posted an 8.79 ERA with 14 walks and 15 strikeouts.[43] He returned to Birmingham to open the 2023 season.[44]

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Weston Douglas Kath (born August 3, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Kath attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[45] He committed to play college baseball at Arizona State University.[46][47] He played in both the Area Code Games and the World Wood Bat Association World Championship in 2020.[48] In 2021, as a senior, he helped lead Desert Mountain to a 5A State Championship title.[49] He was subsequently named the Arizona Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year after batting .486 with 11 home runs, 29 RBIs, and 34 runs scored.[50]

Kath was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the second round with the 57th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[51] He signed for $1.8 million.[52] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League White Sox.[53] Over 104 at-bats in 28 games, he slashed .212/.287/.337 with three home runs and 15 RBIs.[54] He was assigned to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers of the Single-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season.[55] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League.[56] Over 112 games between the two teams, Kath batted .230 with 13 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 21 doubles.[57] To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-A South Atlantic League.[58]

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Cristian José Mena (born December 21, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Mena signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in July 2019.[59] He did not pitch for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League White Sox.

He started 2022 with the Kannapolis Intimidators before being promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons.[60][61]

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Nicholas Nastrini (born February 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Nastrini attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California, where he played on their baseball team.[62] As a senior in 2018, he went 8-2 with a 2.41 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 49+1⁄3 innings.[63] That summer, he played in the West Coast League for the Bellingham Bells.[64] He went undrafted in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at UCLA to play college baseball.

As a freshman at UCLA in 2019, Nastrini made four starts and posted a 1.37 ERA over 19+2⁄3 innings, missing a majority of the season due to thoracic outlet syndrome.[65] He returned healthy that summer and played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[66][67] He started four games in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He played in the California Collegiate League for the Santa Barbara Foresters over the summer.[68] As a junior in 2021, Nastrini made 12 appearances (seven starts) and went 2–2 with a 6.89 ERA, 48 strikeouts, and 38 walks over 31+1⁄3 innings.[69] He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, and signed.[70]

Nastrini made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes after one start. Over seven starts between the two clubs, he posted a 1.93 ERA with 32 strikeouts and seven walks in 14 innings.[71] He opened the 2022 season with the Great Lakes Loons and was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers on August 15.[72][73] Between the two levels, he made 27 starts and finished with a 6–4 record, a 3.93 ERA and 169 strikeouts over 116+2⁄3 innings.[74] In 2023 with Tulsa, he made 17 starts and had a 5–3 record and 4.03 ERA.[74]

On July 28, 2023, Nastrini, Trayce Thompson, and Jordan Leasure were traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly.[75] He was assigned to the Birmingham Barons before being promoted to the Charlotte Knights in late August.[76]

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Edgar Yoel Quero (born April 6, 2003) is a Cuban professional baseball catcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Quero signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent in February 2021 and received a $200,000 signing bonus.[77] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Angels to begin his professional career and was later promoted to the Low-A Inland Empire 66ers and batted .240 with five home runs for the 2021 season.[78] Quero returned to Inland Empire to begin the 2022 season. On June 13, Quero earned his first Prospect Team of the Week selection after going 7-for-18 (.389) with two home runs and eight runs batted in (RBI).[79] On July 18, he earned another selection after going 11-for-23 (.478) with one home run and three RBI.[80] On August 8, Quero earned his third selection to the weekly team after he went 10-for-25 (.400) with two home runs and eight RBI.[81] On August 17, Quero was ranked as the third-best prospect in the Angels farm system, behind organizational newcomers Logan O'Hoppe and Zach Neto.[82]

On July 26, 2023, Quero and Ky Bush were traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López.[83]

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Bryan Ramos (born March 12, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ramos signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in July 2018.[84] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Arizona League White Sox.

Ramos did not play in 2020, due to there being no Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and played 2022 with the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons.[85]

Ramos was optioned to Double-A Birmingham to begin the 2023 season.[86]

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Yolbert Sánchez
Sanchez in September 2022.
Chicago White Sox
Infielder
Born: (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 La Habana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Yolbert Sánchez (born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Sánchez played in the Cuban National Series from 2015 to 2018. In July 2019, he signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent.[87] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League White Sox.

After not playing in 2020, due to there being no Minor League Baseball season because of COVID-19, Sánchez played 2021 with the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons.[88] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[89][90] He started 2022 with Birmingham before being promoted to the Charlotte Knights.

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Jordan Tyler Sprinkle (born March 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Sprinkle grew up in Palm Springs, California and attended Palm Desert High School.[91]

Sprinkle played college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos for three seasons. He played in three games and went hitless in two at-bats during his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[92] Sprinkle was named the Big West Conference Co-Freshmen Field Player of the Year as a redshirt freshman after batting .353 with 18 doubles, seven home runs, and 32 RBIs and led the conference with 26 stolen bases.[93] He was named second team All-Big West after hitting .285 with 32 RBIs, 44 runs scored, and 25 stolen bases.[94] Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal and committed to play at Arkansas.[95]

Sprinkle was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.[96] He signed with the team on July 27, 2022, and received a $452,900 signing bonus.[97]

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Tristan Lee Stivors (born September 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Stivors graduated from Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas.[98] He enrolled at New Mexico Junior College and in 2019, he transferred to Texas State University to play college baseball for the Texas State Bobcats.[99] In 2022, Stivors led the NCAA in saves and was a consensus All-American selection. He also won the Stopper of the Year Award.[100] The Chicago White Sox selected Stivors in the 16th round, with the 491th overall selection, of the 2022 MLB draft.[101]

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Terrell Emmanuel Tatum (born July 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Tatum attended Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee and played college baseball at NC State University. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[102] He signed with the White Sox and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League White Sox and Winston-Salem Dash.

Tatum played 2022 with the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem.[103] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Tatum started 2023 with Winston-Salem before being promoted to the Birmingham Barons.

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Matthew Philip Thompson (born August 11, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Thompson was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Cypress, Texas, where attended Cypress Ranch High School.[104] After his junior year, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic and the Under Armour All-America Game.[105] Thompson finished his senior season with a 13–0 record and a 0.87 ERA with 124 strikeouts.[106]

Thompson was selected in the second round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.[107] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Arizona League White Sox, where he made two one-inning appearances.[7] After the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to COVID-19, Thompson was added to the White Sox's alternate training site.[108][9]

Thompson was assigned to the Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers for the 2021 season.[11] Over 19 starts, he went 2–8 with a 5.90 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 71+2⁄3 innings.[12]

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Norge Carlos Vera (born June 1, 2000) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Vera played in the Cuban National Series in 2018/2019. He signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in February 2021.[109]

Vera made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League White Sox.[110] He started 2022 with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers before being promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash.[111]

His father, Norge Luis Vera, also played in the Cuban National Series and the Cuba national baseball team.[112]

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Austin Scott Warner (born June 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Warner was born and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended Trinity High School. He played college baseball at NCAA Division II Bellarmine University. Over the course of his collegiate career, Warner went 15-12 with a 3.37 ERA and 211 strikeouts in 227+1⁄3 innings pitched.[113]

Warner was undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the River City Rascals of the independent Frontier League.[114] He pitched for the Rascals into the 2017 season before his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 15, 2017. Warner went 6-1 with a 4.01 ERA over 16 appearances, 12 of which were starts, during his time with River City.[115]

After signing, Warner was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals and was briefly elevated to the Class A-Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals due to a shortage of relief pitchers, pitching three scoreless innings and earning a win in relief in his only appearance. He was later promoted to the Class A Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League.[116] Warner began the 2018 season in the Florida State League with Palm Beach before earning a promotion to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals after 12 starts with a 3-3 record and a 3.41 ERA.[117] Warner was promoted a second time to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[118] He returned to Springfield in 2019 and was named a Texas League All-Star before being promoted to Memphis for the rest of the 2019 season.[119] Warner did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later assigned to the Cardinals' Alternate Training Site.[118] For the 2021 season, he returned to Memphis.[120] Over 41 appearances for the season, he went 7-3 with a 3.34 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 72+2⁄3 innings.[121] On March 31, 2022, Warner was released by the Cardinals organization.[122]

On April 4, 2022, Warner signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.[123] Warner made 33 appearances (12 starts) for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, logging a 5-3 record and 5.21 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 86.1 innings pitched. He became a free agent following the season on November 10.

On February 28, 2023, Warner signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.[124]

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