Injuries & Moves: Baldwin progressing with time running short
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Sept. 21: RHP Michael Soroka activated from 15-day IL; RHP Jordan Leasure activated from 15-day IL and optioned to Triple-A Charlotte: RHP Chad Kuhl designated for assignment
Soroka appeared in six injury rehab games with Charlotte, going 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA and a .179 opponents batting average. He had been on the injured list since July 19 with a right shoulder strain sustained in his last outing, on July 14 vs. Pittsburgh. Soroka is 0-10 with a 5.23 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings over 22 appearances (nine starts) this season, his first with the White Sox.
"Before, when he left, he did well in that [relief] role. Happy to have him back," White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore said. "One more arm for us out there. We need it and hoping that he’s healthy and can get back to where he was before he got hurt."
Leasure has been on the injured list since July 8 with right shoulder impingement. He is 0-2 with a 6.32 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 33 relief appearances and 31 1/3 innings with the White Sox as a rookie.
10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST
INF Brooks Baldwin (right wrist sprain)
Expected return: 2025
Baldwin has been dealing with the injury since Aug. 27 and was placed on the injured list on Sept. 4. Interim manager Grady Sizemore said then that there was lingering soreness, particularly when the switch-hitter was batting left-handed.
Baldwin said he was making progress, as of Sept. 22 in San Diego, and hopes to resume on-field hitting this week in Chicago. But with only six games remaining, it seems unlikely he will return to big league action this season. Baldwin is batting .211 through 33 games of his first MLB season. (Last updated: Sept. 22)
LHP Ky Bush (left triceps strain)
Expected return: 2025
The White Sox No. 9 prospect was brought up from Triple-A Charlotte on Sept. 15, but he was immediately placed on the 15-day injured list. His on-field action has come to a close this season due to the setback. (Last updated: Sept. 15)
RHP Matt Foster (lower back disc herniation)
Expected return: 2025
Foster, 29, is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA, one hold and four strikeouts in six appearances with the White Sox this season. The move was made retroactive to Sept. 12. (Last updated: Sept. 13)
RHP Drew Thorpe (right forearm flexor strain)
Expected return: 2025
Thorpe, who was placed on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Aug. 1) with a right forearm flexor strain, underwent season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur in his right elbow on Sept. 6 at San Francisco's Golden State Orthopedics in a procedure performed by Dr. Kenneth Akizuki. He is expected to be without restrictions for the start of Spring Training.
"It went well," Thorpe said of the surgery. "They said everything was clean in there, just kind of what we expected. Good news.” (Last updated: Sept. 10)
RHP Steven Wilson (lower back strain)
Expected return: TBD
Wilson was placed on the IL on Aug. 17, retroactive to Aug. 15. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Aug. 28, tossing a scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout. Wilson, 29, has made 40 relief appearances for the White Sox this season, going 1-6 with a 5.71 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings. (Last updated: Aug. 29)
60-DAY INJURED LIST
RHP Jimmy Lambert (right rotator cuff strain)
Expected return: 2025
Lambert underwent shoulder surgery on Aug. 20 in Los Angeles, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, and he is done for the season, per the White Sox. He was placed on the 60-day IL on March 28 and began an injury rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League White Sox on July 19. (Last updated: Aug. 23)
RHP Mike Clevinger (right elbow inflammation, neck stiffness)
Expected return: 2025
Clevinger's four-start stint with the 2024 White Sox came to an end July 27, when the team announced he would undergo disk replacement surgery on his neck on Aug. 1 and will miss the remainder of the season. He was moved to the 60-day injured list on Aug. 17. (Last updated: Aug. 17)
RHP Dominic Leone (right UCL sprain)
Expected return: 2025
Leone suffered the UCL sprain while pitching in the seventh inning of a 10-2 loss to the Yankees on Aug. 14 at Guaranteed Rate Field. He left the game after sustaining the injury, finishing his White Sox stint with a 0-2 record and 6.63 ERA over 19 innings pitched and 23 relief appearances this season. (Last updated: Aug. 16)
C Max Stassi (left hip inflammation)
Expected return: 2025
Stassi underwent a season-ending left hip surfacing procedure on June 7 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training in 2025. (Last updated: June 10)
RHP Jesse Scholtens (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: Early to mid-2025
Scholtens had surgery to repair a torn ulnar cruciate ligament in his right elbow on March 1 and will miss the season.
He was placed on the 60-day IL on Feb. 27 to make room for Bailey Horn, acquired from the Cubs. Scholtens was 1-9 with a 5.29 ERA in 26 appearances (11 starts) last season. (Last updated: Feb. 27)