Single... Became an American citizen on 7/15/24.
2024
Spent most of the season with Class AAA Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham while also appearing in 32 games over three stints in his first Major League season with the White Sox...Made 19 starts at third base and eight as the designated hitter with the Sox...Combined to hit .242/.320/.387 (80-for-331) with 18 doubles, 10 home runs, 44 RBI and 34 runs scored over 88 games between Birmingham and Charlotte...Began the season with Birmingham and was recalled by the White Sox on 5/4 ¡ made his Major League debut that day as a defensive replacement in the 10th inning at St. Louis...Made his first start on 5/5 at the Cardinals and recorded his first hit, a single off Giovanny Gallegos in the seventh inning, and RBI, a sacrifice fly in the second...Hit safely in five straight games from 5/5-9, batting .389 (7-for-18) with two doubles and two RBI ¡ recorded his first multi-hit game and extra-base hit on 5/8 at Tampa, going 2-for-4 with a RBI...Was on the injured list from 5/15-24 with a left quad strain, including a two-game rehab assignment at Charlotte...Went hitless in five games off the IL before being optioned to Charlotte on 5/30 ¡ went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI on 8/25 at Memphis...Was recalled on 8/26 ¡ did not play and was optioned back to the Knights on 8/27...Recorded a career-high, 15-game hitting streak with Charlotte from 8/15-9/3, going 20-for-59 (.339) with three home runs and 14 RBI ¡ was recalled for the third and final time on 9/4...Connected on his first career home run on 9/9 vs. Cleveland, a two-run shot off Nick Sandlin ¡ hit a solo homer off JP Sears on 9/15 vs. Oakland to give the White Sox a 4-2 lead. Batted .300 (6-for-20) with a double, home run and five RBI over his last six games of the season ¡ started a game-winning, eighth-inning rally on 9/24 vs. the Angels with a pinch-hit double...Hit his third homer on 9/28 at Detroit, a solo shot off Beau Brieske to begin the scoring in a 4-0 victory ¡ went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in the finale on 9/29 at the Tigers...Preseason Rankings: No. 3 prospect in the White Sox organization (MLB.com) and No. 4 (BA).
2023
Combined to hit .264/.358.450 (81-for-307) with 10 doubles, one triple, 15 home runs, 50 RBI and 49 runs scored over 81 games between Class A Kannapolis and Class AA Birmingham... Began the season on the injured list with a strained left abdominal muscle ¡ made four rehabilitation starts with Kannapolis before being reinstated from IL on 5/30... Posted a .405/.488/.730 (30-74) slash line, three doubles, seven homers and 34 RBI against left-handed pitchers... Reached base safely in 26 consecutive games from 5/30-7/4, the eighth-longest streak in the Southern League... Was placed on the IL on 7/25 (strained left hip) ¡ was reinstated from the IL on 8/1 after missing eight games... Batted .306/.370/.510 (30-for-98) with five doubles, five home runs and 19 RBI over 25 games in August... Connected on a grand slam on 8/2 vs. Rocket City... Homered in three straight games from 8/6-9, tallying three home runs and six RBI... Preseason Rankings: No. 3 prospect in the White Sox system by Baseball America and MLB.com.
2022
Combined to hit .266 (123-for-462) with 19 doubles, 22 home runs, 86 RBI and 72 runs scored in 120 between Class High A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham...Ranked among White Sox organizational leaders in RBI (third), home runs (fifth), hits (sixth), total bases (sixth, 210), runs scored (eighth), slugging percentage (8th) and extra-base hits (T9th, 42)... Hit .283/.358/.465 (104-for-368) with 16 homers vs. right-handed pitchers and .291 (39-for-134) average with RISP... Began the season with the Dash before being promoted to the Barons on 8/23... Batted .403/.449/.653 (29-for-72) with six doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI in April¡ hit safely in 15 straight games from 4/10-30, going 26-for-64 (.406) with six doubles, three homers and 15 RBI... Went 4-6 on 4/26 at Asheville, falling a triple shy of hitting for the cycle¡homered twice on 5/31 vs. Greenville... Hit .284/.359/.494 (23-for-81) with five home runs and 20 RBI in July¡hit his first professional grand slam on 7/9 vs. Wilmington¡recorded his second multi-homer effort and drove in four runs on 7/31 at Greensboro... Went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in his Barons debut on 8/23 vs. Mississippi... Preseason Rankings: No. 11 prospect (Baseball America) and No. 9 prospect (MLB.com) in the White Sox system.
