Chicago White Sox minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Chicago White Sox organizations and rosters of their affiliates:
Players
Micker Adolfo
| Micker Adolfo | |||
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| Chicago White Sox – No. 77 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: September 11, 1996 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |||
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Micker Antony Adolfo Zapata (born September 11, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Adolfo signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in July 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 for the AZL White Sox where he batted .218 with five home runs and 21 RBIs, and returned there in 2015, batting .253 in 22 games. In 2016, he played for the Kannapolis Intimidators where he slashed .219/.269/.340 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in 65 games. Adolfo returned to Kannapolis in 2017 where he batted .264 with 16 home runs and 68 RBIs in 112 games.[2] The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3]
Adolfo spent 2018 with the Winston-Salem Dash, slashing .282/.369/.464 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs in 79 games.[4] He began 2019 with the Birmingham Barons,[5] but played in only 23 games with them (along with 13 rehab games) during the season to injury.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Kade McClure
| Kade McClure | |||
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| Chicago White Sox | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 12, 1996 Mentor, Ohio | |||
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Kade Robert McClure (born February 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
McClure attended Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio, where he played baseball and basketball.[6][7] As a junior in 2013, McClure went 10-1 with a 0.88 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 71 2⁄3 innings.[8] Although McClure was expected to be selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft,[9][10] he went undrafted and thus enrolled at the University of Louisville where he played college baseball.
In 2015, McClure's freshman season at Louisville, he appeared in 16 games (four starts) in which he compiled a 1-1 record with a 4.18 ERA.[11] As a sophomore in 2016, he pitched in 15 games (making 13 starts) and went 12-0 with a 2.54 ERA, garnering a 0.88 WHIP while striking out 77 batters over 78 innings,[12][13] earning All-American honors.[14] Following the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Brewster Whitecaps.[15] As a junior in 2017, McClure was Louisville's number two starter.[16] For the year, he started 18 games, pitching to an 8-4 record with a 3.58 ERA, compiling 111 strikeouts over 103 innings.[17] Following the season, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[18][19][20]
McClure signed with the White Sox[21] and made his professional debut with the Arizona League White Sox before earning a promotion to the Great Falls Voyagers in July. In August, he was promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators.[22] Over 11 innings pitched between the three teams, he gave up one run while striking out 19.[23][24] He began the 2018 season with Kannapolis, but his season was cut short after eight starts due to a knee injury that required surgery.[25][26] Over those eight starts, he went 3-1 with a 3.02 ERA, striking out 42 batters over 41 2⁄3 innings.[27][28][29] McClure returned healthy in 2019 and began the season back with Kannapolis[30] before being promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash in June.[31] Over 22 starts, he pitched to a 4-6 record with a 3.25 ERA, compiling 99 strikeouts and a 1.22 WHIP over 121 2⁄3 innings.[32]
McClure grew up and played youth football with Mitch Trubisky.[33]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Emilio Vargas
| Emilio Vargas | |||
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| Chicago White Sox | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 12, 1996 Moca, Dominican Republic | |||
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Emilio Vargas (born August 12, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in 2013.
Vargas signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent on January 23, 2013.[34] He spent his first two seasons with the DSL Diamondbacks, going 1–2 with a 6.35 ERA in 22 2⁄3 innings in 2013 and 4–4 with a 2.21 ERA in 61 innings in 2014. He split the 2015 season between the Arizona League Diamondbacks, Missoula Osprey, and Visalia Rawhide, going a combined 6–1 with a 2.70 ERA over 59 1⁄3 innings. His 2016 was split between the Kane County Cougars and Visalia, combining to go 5–6 with a 4.10 ERA over 85.2 innings. he spent the 2017 season with Kane County, 5–7 with a 4.02 ERA in 100 2⁄3 innings. His 2018 season was split between Visalia and the Jackson Generals, combining to go 9–8 with a 2.88 ERA in 143 2⁄3 innings.
The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[35]
He spent the 2019 season back with Jackson,[36] going 5-3 with a 3.78 ERA over 17 starts, striking out seventy over 85 2⁄3 innings.
On November 20, 2020, Vargas was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox.[37]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Yeyson Yrizarri
| Yeyson Yrizarri | |||
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| Chicago White Sox | |||
| Shortstop / Second baseman | |||
| Born: February 2, 1997 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | |||
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Yeyson Yrizarri Cruz (born February 2, 1997) is a Venezuelan-born Dominican professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Yrizarri signed with the Texas Rangers for a $1.375 million signing bonus in July 2013 . He made his professional debut in 2014, playing for both the DSL Rangers and AZL Rangers, compiling a combined .249 batting average with one home run and 25 RBIs in 60 total games between both teams. He spent 2015 with the Spokane Indians where he batted .265 with two home runs and 29 RBIs in 62 games. He was selected to appear in the All-Star Game.[38] He also played nine games for the Round Rock Express that year due to injures.[39][40]
In 2016, Yrizarri played for the Hickory Crawdads[41] where he collected a .269 batting average with seven home runs nd 53 RBIs. He began 2017 with the Hickory and was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks in earlu July.
On July 15, 2017, Yrizzari was traded to the Chicago White Sox for an international bonus slot.[42] Chicago assigned him to the Winston-Salem Dash and he finished the season there. In 113 total games between the three teams, he slashed .268/.290/.380 with eight home runs and 48 RBIs.[43]
He returned to Winston-Salem to begin the 2018 season.
Yrizarri's uncle, Deivi Cruz, played in Major League Baseball.[39]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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