{"id":602905,"date":"2026-04-12T22:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602905\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:41:12","slug":"mlb-news-chicago-white-sox-calling-up-chicago-area-native-lhp-noah-schultz-top-rated-pitching-prospect-for-tuesday-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602905\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB news: Chicago White Sox calling up Chicago-area native LHP Noah Schultz, top-rated pitching prospect for Tuesday debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; The Chicago White Sox are calling up their top-rated pitching prospect Noah Schultz to make his MLB debut on Tuesday at Rate Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 22-year-old left-handed pitcher is expected to pitch in the game against the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Schultz is a Chicago-area native and a graduate of Oswego East High School. He selected by the White Sox with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 6&#8217;10&#8221; pitcher has been playing with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is a photo of pitcher Noah Schultz of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, taken Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18876201_AP25053011849381.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is a photo of pitcher Noah Schultz of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, taken Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>(AP Photo\/Ashley Landis)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The White Sox officially announced on Sunday that Schultz is being called up to the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Earlier this month, general manager Chris Getz said before a home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays that the Chicago White Sox had no intention of rushing their top pitching prospects to the major leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As of April 3, Opening Day starter Shane Smith had two turns through the rotation, while giving up 10 earned runs in just 4 innings. The rest of the staff hadn&#8217;t been much better, leading to some early-season questions about replacements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In addition to Schultz, the White Sox have more promising first-round picks at Triple-A Charlotte who could contribute to the big league team soon, including fellow lefty Hagen Smith. Tanner McDougal, a fifth-round pick in 2021, also has looked good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;When we feel like they&#8217;re ready, they&#8217;ll be up here,&#8221; Getz said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t feel like they&#8217;re ready quite yet. We don&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s the right time. Candidly, regardless of how things are going up here, if they are not ready, they&#8217;re not coming up here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">McDougal and Smith are pitching at Triple-A for the first time while Schultz had a 9.37 ERA in five starts there last season. All have looked good in their initial outings this year but there&#8217;s still work to be done, according to Getz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;To have three significant arms like that at the Triple-A level is very comforting as we&#8217;re navigating, looking into the future of this season, but certainly don&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s the right time to bring those guys up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We want to make sure that those guys are throwing multiple pitches, being able to navigate both sided hitters and turn lineups over. If they&#8217;re down there and they are performing well and there&#8217;s confidence not only in the player, but the staff and front office and we feel like they&#8217;re in a really good place &#8212; they&#8217;ll come up here because we know long term that it&#8217;s going to be best for their careers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ESPN&#8217;s Jesse Rogers contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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