CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox brought up infielder Chase Meidroth from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday and placed left-hander Fraser Ellard on the 15-day injured list.
Meidroth, one of the team’s top prospects, made his major league debut in the opener of a weekend series against Boston. He started at second base and batted seventh in the lineup.
Meidroth walked and scored in the second inning. He singled in the fourth for his first major league hit and scored again.
He also started a slick inning-ending double play in the top of the second.
Manager Will Venable said Meidroth also will play shortstop with the big league club.
“I think he’s a really unique player where you get the plus-defense up the middle and obviously his at-bats and the way he goes about it with his approach,” Venable said. “He’s been impactful getting on base. He’s been slugging and looking forward to seeing how that translates up here for Chase.”
The 23-year-old Meidroth was traded by the Red Sox to the White Sox in the Garrett Crochet deal in December. Crochet is slated to make his first start against his former team on Sunday.
Meidroth was a fourth-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft out of the University of San Diego. He hit .267 with three homers and four RBIs in nine games with Charlotte before his promotion.
He played for Triple-A Worcester last season, batting .293 with seven homers and 57 RBIs in 122 games.
“We just want him to be as comfortable as possible, go out there and be himself,” White Sox general manager Chris Getz said before the game. “The plan is for him to play regularly. You know he deserves that and he’ll get the opportunity.”
The White Sox also recalled left-hander Brandon Eisert from Charlotte before their matchup with the Red Sox. Outfielder Greg Jones was sent down, and right-hander Justin Anderson was designated for assignment.
Ellard, 27, has a strained right hamstring. He is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in five relief appearances in his second season with Chicago.
The 32-year-old Anderson went 1-2 with a 4.39 ERA in 56 appearances with the White Sox in 2024. He began this year with Charlotte, allowing five runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings in his first four games.
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