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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-il-trade-rumors-swirl-brutal-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. hits IL as trade rumors swirl amid brutal season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Luis-Robert-Jr-with-White-Sox-2.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. hits IL as trade rumors swirl amid brutal season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:47:49-07:00">June 29th, 12:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:47:49-07:00">June 29th, 12:47pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/mlb-power-rankings-vol-15-panic-time-yankees-mets">toiling in the basement of the American League</a>. While 2025 has not been as bad as their record-setting 2024, they are far out of the postseason conversation. They received more bad news on Sunday that could impact their future plans. White Sox centerfielder Luis Robert Jr <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/1939373288985067905" rel="noopener">is on the injured list</a> with just weeks to go before the MLB trade deadline.</p><p>“Prior to today’s game vs. San Francisco, the Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 26) with a left hamstring strain. The Sox will make a corresponding roster move prior to Tuesday’s series opener at Los Angeles-NL,” per the team’s social media account.</p><p>Robert’s offensive struggles have continued this year, and now, his injury troubles are back as well. In 73 games, Robert is hitting .183 with a measly .584 OPS. He has stepped up his running game this year, with 22 steals already after just 23 all of last year. It has not helped the White Sox much, as they have just 27 wins.</p><p>The trade deadline could spell the end of Robert’s time with the White Sox. He has a club option for $20 million next season, which Chicago may not pick up amid their rebuild. But another team could tap into the skills that made him an All-Star in 2023 and get a bargain for 2026 and 2027.</p><p>As every game passes, Robert’s trade value goes down. The White Sox’s centerfielder has a .629 OPS over the past two seasons with only 173 of a possible 245 games played. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/garrett-crochet-trade-grades-for-red-sox-white-sox">Chicago already got a massive haul of prospects for Garrett Crochet</a>, but they need to cash in on Robert’s value soon.</p><p>The White Sox will make a move to fill Robert’s roster spot before they start a series with the Dodgers on Tuesday. After that, they finish their road trip against the Rockies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. hits IL as trade rumors swirl amid brutal season

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Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a difficult week for Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ketel Marte. A Chicago White Sox <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-fans-mother">fan hurled a vicious insult towards him</a>, referencing his deceased mother during a game earlier this week.</p><p>The fan was subsequently removed and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-fan-ketel-marte">ultimately banned</a> from entering Chicago’s Rate Field. Now Marte is <a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1938610441095430335" rel="noopener">coming forward</a> to reveal exactly what the fan said to him, per Jomboy Media.</p><p>“I sent your mom a text last night” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ketel Marte says the fan yelled “I sent your mom a text last night” </p><p>Marte said it crosses the line when a fan speaks about his late mother, especially in Chicago because that’s where he was when she passed in 2017 <a href="https://t.co/M9FJ9GuOTU">pic.twitter.com/M9FJ9GuOTU</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1938610441095430335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The incident occurred in the top of the 7th inning on Tuesday. Marte was seen in tears and had to be comforted by Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo.</p><p>Altogether, his teammates rallied around him and shortstop <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-martes-teammate-blasts-mlb-over-nsfw-taunts">Gerald Perdomo offered an explicitly laden call to action</a> for MLB to combat such behavior.</p><p>“That can’t happen,” Perdomo said. “We can’t continue to do that (expletive) here in MLB.”</p><h2><b>Ketel Marte and his relationship with his mother </b></h2><p>In 2017, Marte’s mother Elpidia Valdez was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. From the beginning, they had a very close relationship. Ultimately, she had a huge role in enabling Marte to pursue his dreams to play baseball.</p><p>Consequently, Elpidia was a single mother who had to make enormous sacrifices. She did whatever she could to support her son, including saving enough money to send Marte to baseball academies.</p><p>In the end, she supported him every step of the way once he made it to MLB. Marte was drafted by the Seattle Mariners and made his debut in 2015.</p><p>In 2017, he joined the Diamondbacks after playing a season in Seattle. Since then, he has become a two-time All Star (2019, 2023).</p><p>During the 2023 playoffs, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-heartfelt-dedication-perfect-person-nlcs-mvp">Marte dedicated it to his mother</a> after winning the NLCS MVP. In 2024, Marte won the Silver Slugger Award.</p><p>His mother got him to where he is, and he is doing his mother right by excelling at his craft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ketel Marte reveals what fan said about his late mom

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He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks won the second game of their season series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the joy of the win was soured by one Chicago fan who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-fans-mother">verbally abused Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte</a> with harsh words about his late mother. It is unknown what exactly the fan said to Marte, but the All-Star infielder was moved to tears.</p><p>In the fallout of the incident, the White Sox made sure to send Marte a message during Wednesday’s finale. They <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1937946338483704082" rel="noopener">put up a message</a> saying that they are behind the veteran infielder as he deals with what a fan said to him on Tuesday night.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We stand with you, Ketel Marte 💜🖤 <a href="https://t.co/0fFUbegw4A">pic.twitter.com/0fFUbegw4A</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1937946338483704082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo expressed his support for his star infielder. The team has rallied around him since the incident happened. Marte’s teammate, Geraldo Perdomo, was one of many players who spoke out against the fan.</p><p>“That can’t happen,” Perdomo said. “Everybody knows how Ketel is. He’s fun. He plays the game hard. I feel bad for him. I feel mad about it. I hope MLB can do something with that guy. I don’t know who it was, but they’ve got to do something. We can’t continue to do that s**t here in MLB.”</p><p>Perdomo and the rest of the Diamondbacks have backed Marte since his mother passed away. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-torey-lovullo-doubles-down-on-ketel-marte-support-after-emotional-moment">Lovullo and the rest of Arizona’s coaching staff have done the same</a>, but Tuesday night’s incident re-opened some old wounds.</p><p>Despite the fact that it happened in their home stadium, Chicago made sure to distance themselves from the fan. The White Sox have not moved to ban the fan from future games though.</p><p>Fans have been heckling Major League Baseball players for decades. Unfortunately for Marte, one fan crossed the line on Tuesday night. Luckily for him, he plays on a team that has his back. After seeing the message the White Sox sent to him, he saw that they league has his back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox send Ketel Marte heartwarming message after fan abuse

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-fan-ketel-marte');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox ban fan for disgusting Ketel Marte taunting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ketel-Marte_3d25d6.jpg"><figcaption>© Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox ban fan for disgusting Ketel Marte taunting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T09:57:49-07:00">June 25th, 9:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T12:08:52-07:00">June 25th, 12:08pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, things turned ugly during the Chicago White Sox game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. A <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-fans-mother">fan insulted Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte</a> by invoking the name of his late mother.</p><p>The incident left Marte in tears, and the fan was removed. On Wednesday, the White Sox <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45580103/diamondbacks-ketel-marte-tears-game-white-sox-fan-references-deceased-mother" rel="noopener">officially announced</a> that fan will be banned indefinitely from entering Chicago’s Rate Field, per ESPN.</p><p>Tragically, Elpidia Valdez died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017.</p><p>According to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, the fan is a 22-year-old man who expressed remorse following the incident.</p><p>Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo went out to console an emotional Marte following the incident in the 7th inning. Afterward, he spoke to the Arizona Republic about what he said to Marte.</p><p>“[Marte] put his head down, and I could tell it had an immediate impact on him, for sure,” said Lovullo. “I could see he was sobbing. It hurt. “[I told him], ‘I love you and I’m with you and we’re all together and you’re not alone. No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you heard, that guy is an idiot. It shouldn’t have an impact on you.”</p><p>Marte hit a home run in the first inning as the Diamondbacks defeated the White Sox 4-1.</p><p>The White Sox and Diamondbacks are in the midst of a three-game series. In the first game, the White Sox lost 10-0 thanks in part to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-pavin-smith-hit-back-to-back-bombs-vs-white-sox">back-to-back home runs by Marte and Pavin Smith</a>.</p><p>Nonetheless, the series is set to conclude on Thursday.</p><h2><b>The White Sox incident serves as a reminder</b></h2><p>Accordingly, this is not an issue specific to the White Sox. Likewise, this is across sports.</p><p>After the game, Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo provided a blatant call to action for MLB.</p><p>“That can’t happen,” he said. “We can’t continue to do that s— here in MLB.”</p><p>Officially, MLB has a Fan Code of Conduct enforced at all stadiums. Ultimately, if fans are being unruly or engaging in illegal behavior they can be removed from games as well as banned from ballparks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox ban fan for disgusting Ketel Marte taunting

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-mets-phillies-white-sox-luis-robert-jr-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Mets, Phillies still keeping trade tabs on struggling White Sox star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Luis-Robert-Jr_6d127d.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Mets, Phillies still keeping trade tabs on struggling White Sox star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T09:22:15-07:00">June 25th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T09:22:15-07:00">June 25th, 9:22am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a time when Luis Robert Jr. was receiving comparisons to Mike Trout. He was expected to become MLB’s next superstar. Sure, he’s had some strong seasons, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-bad-thinks-nobody-wants-trade-him">Robert has unquestionably not lived up to the lofty expectations</a>. The Chicago White Sox outfielder has dealt with injuries, but his overall play has been lackluster in 2025 as well.</p><p>Robert was going to be the player who helped the White Sox become the best team in the American League Central for years to come. Instead, with the 2025 MLB trade deadline right around the corner, the White Sox are reportedly preparing to move on from him.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-mets-padres-urged-to-make-luis-robert-jr-trade">Trade rumors have swirled around Robert</a> in recent seasons. Interest in him is not what it once was given his injury history and 2025 struggles, but there are still teams that <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/06/25/mlb-trade-deadline-2025-rumors-best-players-top-targets/84345919007/" rel="noopener">may be open to acquiring</a> the 2023 All-Star.</p><p>“It’s not as if anyone is going to pick up the $20 million options on him this year or next, but the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are keeping close tabs on him,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote in a recent article.</p><p>As for the likelihood of Robert being traded, well, let’s just say Nightengale got brutally honest on the subject.</p><p>“The likelihood of Robert being traded barring an injury? Just about 100%. The White Sox don’t want him. They don’t need him. And they know they should have traded him during the winter,” Nightengale wrote.</p><p>This is the same player who once drew comparisons to future Hall of Famer Mike Trout. He was going to be a consistent MVP candidate. Robert featured the ceiling of the future best player in MLB.</p><p>Now, according to Nightengale, the White Sox “don’t want him” on the roster.</p><p>Robert is slashing just .184/.271/.302 through 71 games played so far in 2025. He’s hit seven home runs and has a .573 OPS. It’s been a challenging campaign to say the least for Robert, but his potential remains intriguing at 27 years old. As a result, teams such as the Phillies, Mets and possibly others are not closing the door on a potential trade.</p><p>Perhaps all Luis Robert Jr. needs is a fresh start.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Mets, Phillies still keeping trade tabs on struggling White Sox star

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-feels-pretty-good-despite-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox GM feels ‘pretty good’ despite dismal record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Chicago-White-Sox-general-manager-Chris-Getz.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox GM feels ‘pretty good’ despite dismal record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T18:14:46-07:00">June 24th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T18:14:46-07:00">June 24th, 6:14pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox have been near the bottom of Major League Baseball for a year and a half. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/colorado-rockies/rockies-news-colorado-lapping-white-soxs-historic-mlb-misery-40th-loss">Colorado Rockies have a chance to break Chicago’s all-time loss record</a>, but the White Sox are not far behind. However, general manager Chris Getz is a fan of the team’s direction under manager Will Venable.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/2-white-sox-trade-block-ahead-2025-deadline">Luis Robert Jr. is still in trade talks</a>, but the young players on Chicago’s roster have shown flashes. Miguel Vargas, for example, has grown from a role player to one of the team’s best offensive options.</p><p>Those positives give Getz cause of optimism, but the general manager knows <a href="https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/chris-getz-talks-luis-robert-jr-positives-of-2025-white-sox" rel="noopener">there is a long way to go</a>, according to MLB.com’s Scott Merkin.</p><p>“There are a lot of things to highlight,” Getz said. “There are other areas that need to be continued to be developed, worked on. We had objectives coming in that we really wanted to focus on with our Major League staff, and they have done a pretty good job in executing.”</p><p>Chase Meidroth has quietly joined Vargas and Robert Jr. as a leader on the White Sox roster. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-respected-will-venable-take-fans-hyped">Venable’s new culture has gone over well with former MLB stars</a> and his players in his inaugural season in Chicago.</p><p>In an era of big trades and star power, some fans want the White Sox to get more aggressive. While Getz understands the fervor from the fanbase, he thinks the team is in a good place when it comes to their rebuild.</p><p>“We know there’s more that needs to happen for us to turn the corner and accelerate some things. Overall, I feel pretty good about things. When you look at a record like we have, you are not too happy about it by any stretch. But there are some positives that we can hang our hat on and continue to move forward.”</p><p>Getz also offered his thoughts on the chance of a Robert Jr. being trade. According to Chicago’s general manager, the former All-Star might stick around for a while.</p><p>“That’s a real possibility,” Getz said. “When you still watch Luis Robert play, you are looking at a guy who can change the game pretty quickly and in a lot of different ways. Those types of players are hard to find. That’s the reason why there’s a lot of attention on Luis Robert, because he’s earned that right.”</p><p>Despite the interest from teams around MLB, Getz is leaning towards holding on to Robert Jr.. For him, the veteran provides good balance for Vargas and the rest of Venable’s young talent. The general manager hinted that the team could hang on to the outfield in the hopes that a rebound is on its way.</p><p>“He’s performed at a high level, and to find talent like that is not easy. Obviously he’s been more productive in the past, but that doesn’t mean we don’t believe in the potential here with the Chicago White Sox.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox GM feels ‘pretty good’ despite dismal record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-contract-noah-syndergaard');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox agree to contract with Noah Syndergaard');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Noah-Syndergaard-pitches-in-2023.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox agree to contract with Noah Syndergaard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T07:30:37-07:00">June 24th, 7:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T07:33:02-07:00">June 24th, 7:33am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox and veteran right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard are <a href="https://x.com/JRFegan/status/1937503902905053593" rel="noopener">reportedly in agreement</a> on a minor league contract, per James Fegan.</p><p>“The White Sox signed Noah Syndergaard to a minor league deal. He’s at the complex in Arizona,” Fegan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The 32-year-old pitcher has not appeared at the MLB level since 2023. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-news-noah-syndergaard-comeback-attempt-big-update">Syndergaard attempted to return</a> in 2024. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/noah-syndergaard-why-cleveland-guardians-pitcher-is-done-in-the-mlb">Syndergaard last appeared in MLB with the Cleveland Guardians</a> during the ’23 campaign.</p><p>The veteran hurler was released in late August of 2023 after he was initially acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Amed Rosario. His brief stint with Cleveland came to an end in August.</p><p>A 2016 All-Star, there was a time when Syndergaard was regarded as one of MLB’s best pitchers. He began his career with the New York Mets and established himself as a future star. Injuries unfortunately limited his appearances on the mound following his impressive beginning to his MLB career. Syndergaard is now set to receive another opportunity with the White Sox.</p><p>The move by Chicago is interesting. The White Sox are in the middle of a rebuild. Perhaps they are hoping that Syndergaard can find success and become a trade candidate at some point down the road. Additionally, Syndergaard could help some of Chicago’s younger pitchers in the starting rotation.</p><p>The White Sox currently hold a 25-54 record and sit in last place in the American League Central division. In other words, this certainly isn’t a move to help Chicago immediately contend.</p><p>Noah Syndergaard will look to make the most of this opportunity. As mentioned, he still is only 32 years old so Syndergaard could find his footing once again at the MLB level. If Syndergaard performs well in Chicago, contenders in need of pitching help may consider reaching out to the White Sox.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox agree to contract with Noah Syndergaard

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-edgar-quero-ejected-strike-call-argument');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’ Edgar Quero ejected following heated exchange over strike call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Edgar-Quero.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox’ Edgar Quero ejected following heated exchange over strike call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T19:37:26-07:00">June 23rd, 7:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T19:37:26-07:00">June 23rd, 7:37pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox dropped their fifth straight home game Monday night, but the biggest fireworks came from Edgar Quero, and not from his bat. The rookie designated hitter was ejected in the sixth inning after arguing a questionable strike call during a blowout loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Guaranteed Rate Field.</p><p>It marked the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-call-up-top-100-prospect-athletics-clash">first ejection of Quero’s young career</a> and capped off an emotional moment in a tough night for Chicago. After striking out looking on a hanging changeup called on the upper-outside corner, he briefly exchanged words with home plate umpire Ron Kulpa as he headed toward the dugout. Kulpa didn’t hesitate, immediately tossing the 22-year-old from the game.</p><p>MLB.com’s Scott Merkin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to report that the rookie designated hitter <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1937323626686218446" rel="noopener">was tossed</a> in the bottom of the sixth inning after disputing the strike zone.</p><p>“Edgar Quero just was ejected for arguing balls and strikes.”</p><p>The call came with the White Sox trailing 8-0, and the pitch location, shown in strike zone graphics, appeared to miss the zone. That, coupled with a similar call earlier in the game against Miguel Vargas, seemed to push Quero over the edge. The incident reflects a broader trend of frustration in what has been a rough season on the South Side.</p><p>Quero had gone 1-for-3 with a double before his ejection. It was his first extra-base hit since May 26th and his first hit of any kind since the previous Tuesday. Despite the early exit, it was a small step forward offensively for a rookie catcher still finding his rhythm in the majors.</p><p>The Cuban-born prospect entered the season ranked No. 3 in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-no-2-prospect-mlb">White Sox farm system</a> and was called up in April after opening the year at Triple-A Charlotte. Through 50 games, he’s batting .269 with 42 hits, 17 RBIs, and a .647 OPS. Though Quero played DH Monday night, his primary position is behind the plate.</p><p>Kulpa’s strike zone has drawn scrutiny before, and Monday’s game didn’t help his reputation. Alongside crew members Cory Blaser, Derek Thomas, and Alex Tosi, Kulpa’s calls stirred social media reactions from fans calling for automated zones.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’ Edgar Quero ejected following heated exchange over strike call

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-rumors-what-chicago-is-willing-to-do-to-facilitate-trades-of-2-star');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox rumors: What Chicago is willing to do to facilitate trades of 2 star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Luis-Robert-Jr-with-Chicago-White-Sox-7.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox rumors: What Chicago is willing to do to facilitate trades of 2 star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-20T07:35:33-07:00">June 20th, 7:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-20T07:35:33-07:00">June 20th, 7:35am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox enter Friday’s action with the worst record in the American League. That is far from surprising, as they had the worst record in modern MLB history last season. When the trade deadline came around in 2024, they sold off a lot of their pieces, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-cardinals-agree-tommy-edman-erick-fedde-michael-kopech-led-3-team-trade">including Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham</a>. This year, the White Sox enter the MLB trade deadline with Luis Robert Jr and Andrew Benintendi as candidates. But Ken Rosenthal <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6439197/2025/06/20/mlb-trade-deadline-mets-white-sox-royals/" rel="noopener">reported that the team knows</a> they are going to have to retain salary to make those deals happen.</p><p>“The Chicago White Sox recognize they are in no position to impose the same conditions on teams that express interest in their two most expensive players, outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr,” Rosenthal wrote about the Red Sox mandating the Giants take all of Rafael Devers’ contract. “In both cases, according to sources briefed on the team’s plans, the White Sox are open to including cash in trades.”</p><p>Benintendi has been miserable since signing the biggest contract in White Sox history. In 334 games, he has a 0.1 bWAR, 32 home runs, and 136 RBIs. His OPS is just .693, compared to a .782 mark for the first seven years of his career. The White Sox owe him $17 million this year and next year, and $15 million in 2027.</p><p>Robert has independent team options in 2026 and 2027, so he could hit free agency as soon as this year. But another dreadful season does not mean great things for Robert’s trade candidacy. The White Sox’s centerfielder has a .576 OPS this year, but has already stolen 22 bases this year.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-craig-breslow-garrett-crochet-trade">White Sox traded Garrett Crochet in the offseason </a>for four of the Red Sox’s best prospects. If they can pick up a few more at the MLB trade deadline, the Southside could be set up for a successful rebuild after some dreadful seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox rumors: What Chicago is willing to do to facilitate trades of 2 star

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-clint-frazier-threat-pedro-grifol-got-unnamed-player');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clint Frazier recalls ‘serious’ threat Pedro Grifol got from unnamed player');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pedro-Grifol.jpg"></figure><h1>Clint Frazier recalls ‘serious’ threat Pedro Grifol got from unnamed player</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-19T21:13:09-07:00">June 19th, 9:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-19T21:36:23-07:00">June 19th, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Clint Frazier began his career as a promising prospect with the New York Yankees. But after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-new-york-makes-first-big-moves-of-the-offseason">Yankees designated him for assignment</a> following the 2021 season and he failed to stick with the Chicago Cubs, Frazier had the misfortune of ending up with the Chicago White Sox in 2023. He would be out of the majors the following year, mercifully missing Chicago’s historically awful 2024 season. But the dynamic that allowed the White Sox to become the worst team in baseball history was already in place during their 101-loss 2023 campaign.</p><p>Now retired, Frazier <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1935856505342882193" rel="noopener">offered fans a glimpse</a> into the dysfunction that shaped the White Sox’s record-breaking 121-loss season. “Challenging the people that were in charge was all I saw. Like prisoners running the asylum,” Frazier explained, per Foul Territory on X.</p><p>Frazier recounted one memorable moment that occurred shortly after he joined the team. An unnamed player failed to run out of the box and White Sox manager Pedro Grifol confronted him, saying he would remove him from the game for the lack of hustle.</p><p>“This guy looked back at the manager and was basically like, ‘If you take me out of this game, we’re gonna have a serious problem.’ And [Grifol] was like, ‘Are you threatening me?’ And he goes, ‘Take me out of this game and we’re gonna have a serious problem.’ And like, this guy did not come out the game. And I was like, ‘Holy– this guy, he just threatened the manager!’ And he stayed in the game and was in the lineup every day moving forward,” Frazier said, seemingly still in disbelief over the incident.</p><h2><b>The 2024 White Sox were a study in dysfunction</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/White-Sox-Fans.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Grifol returned in 2024 to manage the club but he wouldn’t survive the season as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-fire-pedro-grifol-amid-historically-bad-2024-campaign">White Sox fired the manager</a> after the team fell to a nauseating 28-89. However, his ouster didn’t prevent Chicago from finishing with the worst record in modern baseball history.</p><p>It took 62 years for a team as bad as the 2024 White Sox to come along and break the 1962 New York Mets’ all-time loss record. But incredibly, Chicago’s record of 121 losses will likely only stand for one year as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-gm-surprising-take-rockies-threatening-smash-loss-record">Colorado Rockies are expected to surpass the mark</a> in a profoundly miserable 2025 season.</p><p>The Rockies fell to an abysmal 17-58 Thursday. That puts the team on pace to lose 125 games in 2025. For context, the White Sox were 20-55 this time last season.</p><p>At one point the Rockies were poised to obliterate the White Sox’s record for futility. Colorado got off to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/colorado-rockies/rockies-news-colorado-50-game-mark-worst-start-130-years">worst 50-game start in 130 years</a>, and were at one point on pace for a mind-boggling 137-loss season.</p><p>Since then the team has improved slightly. But the Rockies are still on track to let the White Sox off the hook just one year after Chicago’s putrid 2024 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clint Frazier recalls ‘serious’ threat Pedro Grifol got from unnamed player

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox tried claiming Pope Leo as a member of their fan club. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/is-new-pope-from-chicago-a-cubs-or-white-sox-fan">They’ve battled the Cubs on who the new Pontiff really cheers for</a>. White Sox fans took it a step further — by getting him to join a chant.</p><p>The Pope rides through a crowd. Fans start breaking out a “White Sox!” chant multiple times. Pope Leo adds to the cheers.</p><p>“This means something to me,” WNBA reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times Annie Costabile shared on X (formerly Twitter) after video surfaced of the Pope.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This means something to me 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/957Jcs9joc">https://t.co/957Jcs9joc</a></p><p>— Annie Costabile (@AnnieCostabile) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnieCostabile/status/1935502281463734306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Leo Provost is showered with White Sox love. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-pope-leo-xiv-mural-fans">The White Sox even painted a mural of him inside Rate Field</a>, unveiled on May 21.</p><h2><b>How are White Sox faring since Pope Leo took control of Catholic church? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Miguel-Vargas-of-the-White-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>America earned a U.S. Pope — a first in the Catholic church’s history. The Windy City itself has representation in the head of the Vatican State. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/villanova-news-pope-leo-proudly-switches-hat-during-vatican-meeting">Villanova is also proudly worn by the Pope. </a>He wore a Wildcats hat before an important meeting.</p><p>But how is Chicago faring? Especially since the Vatican chose Provost? The American League franchise can use its own blessing of any kind.</p><p>The White Sox sit last in the AL Central at 23-50. Luis Robert Jr. is struggling. Injuries hit him hard. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-scratched-lineup-thumb-injury">Chicago operated without him on Sunday</a>. Jim Bowden of The Athletic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6432172/2025/06/17/mlb-trade-scenarios-sandy-alcantara/" rel="noopener">proposed a trade</a> involving Robert Jr. on Wednesday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-milwaukee-aaron-civale-white-sox-request">Aaron Civale arrived to the mound</a> via Friday trade from the Milwaukee Brewers. Will Venable was ejected in Civale’s first game, though.  Miguel Vargas smacked a home run on Sunday — but has settled for just one hit in his last four games after a three-hit outing versus the Houston Astros.</p><p>Chicago also has lost its last seven of ten games. But at least the team knows the Pope chants for them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox fans get Pope Leo to join chant in incredible celebration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/2-white-sox-trade-block-ahead-2025-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', '2 White Sox who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Luis-Robert-hitting.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>2 White Sox who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T10:13:02-07:00">June 18th, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T10:13:02-07:00">June 18th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox were the worst team in baseball history in 2024. This season has not been much better for the team, but they are not going to break that record. With a 23-50 record, Chicago is nowhere near playoff contention. However, there is a chance for the White Sox to get better in the near future. They have called up a few of their top prospects, and selling some of their older players at the MLB trade deadline could set the Southsiders up for success in the future.</p><p>The White Sox are no strangers to trades. They shipped Garrett Crochet to Boston for a very good return in the offseason, and they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-milwaukee-aaron-civale-white-sox-request">acquired Aaron Civale</a> from the Milwaukee Brewers recently. What is going to help the team even more is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-mat-ishbia-brother-agrees-jerry-reinsdorf-ownership">Justin Ishbia having a bigger role in the decision making</a>.</p><p>There are a few players on the White Sox that could generate a decent return in the trade market. Here are two players that Chicago should think about trading before the MLB trade deadline.</p><h2><b>CF Luis Robert Jr. is a top trade candidate</b></h2><p>Luis Robert Jr. is not having a good season. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-mets-padres-urged-to-make-luis-robert-jr-trade">came into the season with a lot of trade hype</a> surrounding him, but he has not lived up to it. On the year, Robert is slashing .190/.275/.305 with six home runs, and 21 stolen bases. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-scratched-lineup-thumb-injury">He is currently dealing with a bit of a thumb injury</a>, but the center fielder has potential to get better, and help a contending team out.</p><p>Per Baseball Savant, Robert struggles the most with making contact. He is in the <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/luis-robert-jr-673357?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener">fourth percentile</a> in strikeout rate, ninth percentile in whiff rate, and 25th percentile in chase rate. The 27-year-old is in the is above the Major League average in average exit velocity, barrel percentage, hard-hit percentage, and bat speed, though. He is an adequate fielder that showcases a lot of speed.</p><p>Robert has the tools and capability to be a top tier center fielder in baseball. He is striking out entirely too much at the moment, but when he makes contact it is loud. A change of scenery could be exactly what Robert needs this year.</p><p>His numbers might diminish the package the White Sox are able to get in return for him, but there should still be some value in his talent on the trade market.</p><h2><b>OF Mike Tauchman is having a great season</b></h2><p>Mike Tauchman is not somebody many people think of as a trade piece. However, there are plenty of teams looking for an outfielder because of injuries, or a fourth outfielder to platoon when the starters need a rest. Tauchman can be that guy.</p><p>On the season, the left-handed batter is slashing .264/.370/.484 with four home runs, 13 RBI, 16 walks, 23 strikeouts, and 16 runs scored in 26 games played. He missed the beginning of the year due to an injury, but he is making the most out of the opportunity he has been given.</p><p>Tauchman still has a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/overview" rel="noopener">couple more years of team control</a>, which could entice a few teams. However, his age (34) could act as a deterrent, especially when deciding how much a team is willing to trade in order to acquire him.</p><p>Tauchman might not generate the biggest return value, but a prospect or two is definitely in the range of possibilities. He is a solid hitter, and he fields the ball well. If a team needs an outfielder, and does not want to get rid of their top prospects, Mike Tauchman could be the guy they turn to.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 White Sox who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
86	4.395	35	1.5	8	1

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
86	4.395	35	1.5	8	1

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