The Chicago White Sox keep stacking up reasons to smile, and Tristan Peters just added another one.
Hours after turning in a night for the record books, the outfielder was named to the American League All-Star team, replacing Nick Kurtz on the roster. That gives Chicago three players headed to the league’s marquee event: Peters, Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas.
Peters’ selection lands in the middle of a remarkable stretch for the White Sox. The team had already watched Murakami return to the lineup for the first time since May, then learn he’d been added as an MLB All-Star Game replacement and the final participant in the Home Run Derby. With the 2026 MLB Draft set to begin with Chicago holding the No. 1 pick, the organization got another jolt when Peters’ name was called.
For Peters, the rise has been one of the best stories in a season full of them for Chicago.
The White Sox picked him up from the Tampa Bay Rays in December for cash, and he barely got a look in 2025 before Tampa Bay moved on after just four games. Chicago took a chance on the 26-year-old, and he started making it pay almost immediately in spring training.
The Sox carried him on the Opening Day roster because of his defense, especially with center field still unsettled and Luisnagel Acuña in the mix as a possible answer. But as the season unfolded, Peters kept forcing his way into the conversation with more than just glove work.
He’s been steady and productive at the plate, too, hitting .303/.357/.484 across 89 games with an .841 OPS. Add in the highlight-reel plays in the outfield, and Peters has built a strong case as Chicago’s most complete player.
Then came the night that pushed his profile even higher. In the White Sox’s 14-1 win over the Athletics at The Rate, Peters hit for the cycle, finishing with four hits and four RBIs. He needed a homer and a triple to complete it, and he got both in the seventh inning.
According to Sarah Langs, Peters became only the third player in the expansion era to get the two hits needed to finish a cycle in the same inning. OptaSTATS also noted that he is the first player to record a cycle while hitting out of the nine-hole.
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