US EditionKyle Teel Gets a New Shirt as He Joins the Chicago White Sox for Big League Debut
- The Chicago White Sox elevated catcher Kyle Teel to their major league roster on Friday in preparation for their home game against the Kansas City Royals.
- Teel secured his promotion by demonstrating strong offensive numbers at Triple-A Charlotte, posting a batting average of.295 with a.394 on-base percentage and a.492 slugging percentage, including eight home runs, and reaching base safely in 38 out of 39 games since April 10.
- He made his major-league debut at Rate Field, joining fellow young catcher Edgar Quero while the team optioned Korey Lee back to Triple-A Charlotte.
- Teel expressed that playing at this level has been a lifelong ambition, while manager Will Venable mentioned that Teel and Quero will share duties behind the plate.
- The White Sox’s catching position now features two top prospects, signaling organizational strength, while the team won 7-2 with a 36,916 sellout on Mexican Heritage Night.
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Too many catchers? No such thing for White Sox, who welcome Kyle Teel to big leagues
The White Sox finally have put their good problem into practice.General manager Chris Getz has long insisted that there’s nothing wrong with having several good catchers. Now the Sox have two highly rated catching prospects at the major-league level after the promotion of Kyle Teel to the bigs Friday.Teel was the headlining prospect in the four-player package the Sox received in the Garrett Crochet trade and slashed .295/.394/.492 in 50 games at…
Big-league dream becomes reality for Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel: ‘I’m trying to soak it all in’
Kyle Teel arrived at Rate Field around 11 a.m. Friday, several hours ahead of his big-league debut. “When you walk in the locker room and you see your nameplate on your locker, it’s like, ‘Wow. I did it. I’m here and I’m ready to go,’” Teel said Friday afternoon. The Chicago White Sox officially promoted the catcher to the majors ahead of the series opener against the Kansas City Royals. Reports of the move first surfaced Thursday evening. “This…
Kyle Teel gets a new shirt as he joins the Chicago White Sox for big league debut - The Morning Sun
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Teel has a new collared shirt and his own big league opportunity. Teel, one of baseball's top prospects, was brought up by the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The 23-year-old catcher singled, walked twice and scored in a 7-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in his major league debut. “I feel like my mindset was just like, I'm getting a good pitch to hit and I'm swinging hard. I was going to be aggressive,” Teel said. “I know …
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