{"id":706122,"date":"2026-05-31T10:40:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/706122\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:40:31","slug":"former-atlanta-braves-1st-round-pick-thriving-with-new-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/706122\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Atlanta Braves 1st-Round Pick Thriving With New Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ATLANTA, GA – JULY 29: Sean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated by Manager Brian Snitker #43 after the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at SunTrust Park on July 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox<\/a> continued their series with the Detroit Tigers<\/a> at Rate Field.<\/p>\n

The White Sox won by a score of 7-1.<\/p>\n

Former Braves 1st-Round Pick Thriving\"\"<\/p>\n

GettySean Newcomb #15 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins<\/a> during the eighth inning at Rate Field on May 26, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

The White Sox have been one of the best surprises in the MLB<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

One of their new players who is doing well is Sean Newcomb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old has gone 0-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 23 games.<\/p>\n

Sean Newcomb\u2019s last 8 appearances:<\/p>\n

10 IP
\n4 H
\n0 R
\n11 K<\/p>\n

Newcomb has been dominate recently\u203c\ufe0f <\/p>\n

He had signed with the franchise over the offseason.<\/p>\n

The White Sox wrote (via X) on December 23:<\/a> \u201cThe Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb on a one-year, $4.5-million contract. To make room for Newcomb on the 40-man roster, the White Sox designated left-hander Ryan Rolison<\/a> for assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GettySean Newcomb #15 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch in the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs<\/a> at Rate Field on May 17, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

Newcomb\u2019s MLB Career\"\"<\/p>\n

GettySean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves<\/a> delivers the pitch in the sixth inning of game one of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> at Truist Park on June 20, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

Newcomb was picked in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n

He spent the first five and a half seasons of his career with the franchise.<\/p>\n

In that span, Newcomb went 24-23 with a 4.25 ERA in 144 games.<\/p>\n

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GettySean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves in the dugout during the game against the Colorado Rockies<\/a> at SunTrust Park on August 16, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

Newcomb has also had stints with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox<\/a> over 10 MLB seasons.<\/p>\n

Over 246 career games, he has gone 30-31 with a 4.10 ERA.<\/p>\n

Social Media Reacts To Newcomb\u2019s Season<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what people have been saying about Newcomb recently:<\/p>\n

@ChiSox_69:<\/a> \u201cAm I crazy to believe Sean Newcomb has been solid out of the pin and maybe a great trade piece??\u201d<\/p>\n

@ThatWsoxfan:<\/a> \u201cSean Newcomb has been an excellent pickup so far\u201d<\/p>\n

@WhiteSox_JPN (translated to English):<\/a> \u201cNot getting much buzz, but Sean Newcomb has been putting in solid work as a multi-inning middle reliever up to this point. He\u2019s one of the key contributors who turned us from a team losing by one run into a team winning by one run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Braves And White Sox Right Now<\/p>\n

The Braves are the top team in the National League East with a 40-19 record in 59 games.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the White Sox are the second-place team in the American League Central with a 31-27 record in 58 games.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty ATLANTA, GA – JULY 29: Sean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated by Manager Brian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-706122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}