{"id":367639,"date":"2025-12-23T23:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/367639\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T23:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:21:08","slug":"sean-newcomb-white-sox-agree-to-1-year-4-5-million-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/367639\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Newcomb, White Sox agree to 1-year, $4.5 million contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO &#8212; Left-hander <a data-player-guid=\"53380206-6037-2cb9-a730-23682c2e6a07\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33856\/sean-newcomb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Newcomb<\/a> and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8f4800c6-3c05-b3d5-8186-9750cd72a3c2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chw\/chicago-white-sox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">White Sox<\/a> agreed Tuesday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old was 2-5 with a 2.73 and two saves in five starts and 43 relief appearances last season for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c6df06f6-785d-3900-4935-5fd13742e2ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-red-sox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"1d8ed3a9-4c7d-0941-3677-bb6defe67c7a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/ath\/athletics-athletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a>, who acquired him on May 27 for $100,000. He was 2-1 with a 1.75 ERA and a .214 opponents&#8217; batting average after the trade.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47391637\/white-sox-see-munetaka-murakami-playing-first-base-batting-heart-order\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/r1592789_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46845936\/mlb-2025-26-free-agency-tracker-offseason-trades-moves\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766532068_377_r1516237_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<p>Newcomb is 30-30 with a 4.20 ERA and four saves in 65 starts and 158 relief outings for <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"122673a3-bf06-4432-6950-b8a32e52ac2e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/atl\/atlanta-braves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta<\/a> (2017-22), the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5cda5067-7075-66b1-4b94-2333ab8d9807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> (2022), the A&#8217;s (2023-25) and Boston (2025).<\/p>\n<p>Left-hander <a data-player-guid=\"c0b44f50-4029-653c-82ef-e0a02096f39e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/41220\/ryan-rolison\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Rolison<\/a> was designated for assignment to open a roster spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO &#8212; Left-hander Sean Newcomb and the White Sox agreed Tuesday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract. 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