The White Sox are getting back a big bat just in time for a big series.
The team activated catcher Kyle Teel from the injured list Monday ahead of its series against the American League Central-leading Guardians, who are one game ahead of the Sox. Edgar Quero was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.
Teel is returning from two injury rehab assignments. First, he strained his right hamstring during the World Baseball Classic on March 10. While on a rehab assignment for that injury, he sprained a knee ligament May 16. The Sox moved him to the 60-day injured list, leaving the 40-man roster at 39. He now retakes that open spot.
On his second rehab, Teel played in four games for the Knights, going 8-for-16 with one home run, four RBI and five runs scored. He went 5-for-6 on Friday at Buffalo. Last season, his first with the Sox, Teel had a .786 OPS with eight homers and 35 RBI. He led the team in batting average (.288) and on-base percentage (.376) after the All-Star break.
Quero has had a rough second big-league season, slashing .187/.253/.233 with two home runs, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored in 55 games. Sox catchers, also including Drew Romo and former Sox Reese McGuire, have combined for major-league lows of a .167 batting average and a .241 on-base percentage. Their .268 slugging percentage is second-lowest, ahead of the Yankees’ .268.
While Venable continues to learn how to do the job, many of his players are learning how to do theirs, as well. That mix of inexperience could be lethal for many teams. For the Sox, it has been rejuvenating.
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The Sox let leads of two runs in the eighth, one run in the ninth and one in the 10th disappear, falling to the Tigers 5-4 on Sunday and getting swept in the three-game series.
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Manager Will Venable has used an opener plenty this season, and he’ll continue to, even though starters generally prefer to start games.
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The Sox had four hits, scoring only on Sam Antonacci’s leadoff home run, in a 4-1 loss. After the homer, the Sox didn’t get another hit until the seventh inning.
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