It's been a fraught weekend for the top of the 2024 White Sox draft class, at least on the position-player side.
Second-round pick Caleb Bonemer got drilled in the forehead/bill of the helmet in the second inning of Friday night's game in Myrtle Beach, departing the game under his own power, but with a trainer escort and a towel over his face. He didn't play on Saturday.
Adding to the pain, third-round pick Nick McLain, who hadn't played since last Sunday, was placed on the 7-day injured list, while fourth-rounder Casey Saucke, who was already on the IL, was shifted to the full-season injured list. The White Sox provided an update that Saucke will undergo Tommy John surgery.
Saucke's condition had been compromised all year. He didn't appear in any spring training games, and although he made his professional debut in respectable fashion at Winston-Salem last year, he opened 2025 in Kannapolis, and playing exclusively at DH. He then proceeded to go 1-for-20 with 10 strikeouts over five games, the last of which was April 12, and now he's done for the season.
The injuries in the outfield opened a spot for Abraham Nuñez, who made his A-ball debut after hitting .292/.382/.371 over 53 games with the ACL White Sox last season.
Additionally, the White Sox passed word along that right-hander Aldrin Batista has a right elbow stress fracture. The team says there is no ligament damage and that the 21-year-old has a 2-3 month recovery timeline.
Charlotte 8, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7
- Colson Montgomery went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Brandon Drury went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Tim Elko pinch-hit for him, almost as if it ward off any questions about a promotion.
- Bryan Ramos was 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Kyle Teel, 2-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Eric Adler is off the IL: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Rocket City 4, Birmingham 2
- Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-4.
- William Bergolla was 0-for-2 with a walk, sac bunt and strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras, 1-for-4 with a K.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-2 with two walks, and was caught stealing.
- Wikelman González: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 46 of 84 pitches for strikes.
Rome 16, Winston-Salem 10
- Sam Antonacci went 1-for-2 with three walks, an HBP and a stolen base.
- Jeral Perez homered, singled, walked, struck out twice and stole a base.
- Jackson Appel was 1-for-5 with a K.
- Samuel Zavala went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Seth Keener: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 2 WP, 41 of 74 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 2, Myrtle Beach 1
- Javier Mogollón went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Braden Montgomery, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Lyle Miller-Green singled, walked, struck out twice and stole a base.
- George Wolkow went 0-for-2 with two walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Ryan Burrowes, 0-for-3 with a K.
- Abraham Nuñez went 0-for-3 in his A-ball debut.
- Luis Reyes: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 2 HBP, 50 of 73 pitches for strikes.
