{"id":586599,"date":"2026-04-15T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586599\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:58:09","slug":"white-sox-call-up-prospect-sam-antonacci-from-triple-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586599\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox call up prospect Sam Antonacci from Triple-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ESPN logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/origin-espn.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, April 15, 2026 10:03PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO &#8212; The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chw\/chicago-white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">White Sox<\/a> called up another top prospect on Wednesday when they selected <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5207167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sam Antonacci&#8217;<\/a>s contract from Triple-A Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 23-year-old Antonacci was set to start at second base and bat fifth against the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-rays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> in his major league debut. He was 15 for 48 with two homers and seven RBI in 14 games with Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Antonacci helped Italy reach the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, starting all six games and hitting a home run in a win over the United States. He is rated by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47684227\/2026-top-10-prospect-rankings-all-30-mlb-teams-kiley-mcdaniel#chw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s Kiley McDaniel as the No. 10<\/a> prospect in the organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">His promotion comes a day after prized left-hander <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5080754\/noah-schultz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Noah Schultz<\/a> debuted against Tampa Bay, going 4 1\/3 innings and taking the loss as the Rays beat the White Sox 8-5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The White Sox also recalled left-hander Tyler Gilbert from Charlotte and optioned lefty <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4228247\/brandon-eisert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brandon Eisert<\/a> to the minor league club. They designated outfielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4917924\/dustin-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dustin Harris<\/a> for assignment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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