White Sox Place All-Star Rookie Right-Hander Shane Smith on IL with Sprained Ankle
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUL 19 – Rookie Shane Smith, Chicago White Sox's sole 2025 All-Star, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left ankle after 18 starts this season.
- On Saturday, White Sox rookie Shane Smith was placed on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left ankle, retroactive to July 16.
- Selected in last December’s Rule 5 Draft, Shane Smith was the White Sox's lone representative at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, becoming the first rookie pitcher to make the team and the second player to earn selection the year after a Rule 5 Draft pick.
- Smith, 3-7 with a 4.26 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 18 starts, faced two batters in the eighth inning of the All-Star Game, illustrating Smith’s impact.
- The White Sox recalled Wikelman González from Triple-A Charlotte, activated Brooks Baldwin from the 10-day IL and optioned Will Robertson.
- He will be eligible to return on July 31, adding that Smith made his MLB debut on April 1.
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White Sox place All-Star rookie right-hander Shane Smith on IL with sprained ankle
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The Venezuelan number 500 in Major Leagues, Wikelman González, is back in the Great Carpa. After a month of debuting, the Chicago White Socks called again for their 40’s roster. This Saturday, the “white ducks” announced that they will send to the list of injured pitcher Shane Smith right at the [...] The entry Wikelman González rises again to Major Leagues was first published in Information Focus.
Pregame notes: Shane Smith to the IL at a convenient time - Sox Machine
PITTSBURGH — The White Sox say Shane Smith rolled his ankle while running on the field during their post-All-Star break workout on Thursday, necessitating an injured list placement for a left ankle sprain “We did the imaging, everything came back clean for the most part,” said assistant general manager Josh Barfield, the Sox executive present […]
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