William Bergolla Jr.’s season may be over before it really had a chance to get going.
The White Sox said Bergolla suffered a right fibular stress fracture in his first rehab appearance with the ACL White Sox, ending the outing after just two plate appearances. One of those trips ended with him getting plunked, but the injury was actually traced to a jump in the field. He handled a grounder for the final out of the third inning and did not return for the fourth.
Bergolla is expected to miss the rest of the season and is not expected to be in line for the Arizona Fall League. The White Sox are hoping this does not turn into another Alexander Albertus situation.
Chicago acquired Albertus at the 2024 deadline knowing he had a stress fracture in his tibia, but he was never able to get on the field for consecutive games in 2025. Albertus eventually needed surgery after the 2024 season, and the White Sox will wait to see whether Bergolla’s path heads in that direction before making any comparison.
Elsewhere in the system, Charlotte fell 7-6 to Norfolk despite a few scattered contributions. Austin Hays finished 0-for-3 with a sac fly, while Everson Pereira went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
On the mound, Shane Murphy worked 5 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs, both earned, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. He gave up 2 homers and threw 56 of his 83 pitches for strikes.
Tanner McDougal followed with a scoreless inning, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 2.
Birmingham put up 10 runs in a 10-6 win over Montgomery, fueled by big nights from the middle of the order. Colby Shelton went 4-for-5 with two doubles, Samuel Zavala was 4-for-5 with a homer, and Boston Smith walked twice while striking out four times.
Anthony DePino came off the bench as a pinch hitter and finished 1-for-2. Gabe Davis took the ball and went 3.2 innings, allowing 4 hits and 3 runs, all earned, with 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 1 hit batter.
He threw 45 of 69 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem also reached double digits, topping Greensboro 10-3. Kyle Lodise supplied the pop, hitting his 10th homer and finishing 1-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
Jeral Perez went 1-for-5 with a strikeout, and George Wolkow was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Grant Umberger delivered 5.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 runs, 1 earned, with no walks and 7 strikeouts.
Christian Oppor lasted 0.1 innings and issued 3 walks, while Max Banks covered 2 innings with 1 hit, 1 run, 0 earned, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
In Columbia’s 5-1 loss to Kannapolis, Alexander Albertus homered and walked, going 1-for-3, while Billy Carlson was 1-for-4. Jaden Fauske finished 0-for-4 with a strikeout, Javier Mogollón went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, Nick McLain doubled and struck out twice, Matthew Boughton was 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and Christian Gonzalez went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
The DSL White Sox edged the DSL Marlins 8-7 in seven innings. Fernando Graterol went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout, Sebastian Romero was 1-for-2 with a walk and an HBP, Ronald Cardozo went 0-for-3 with an HBP, and Felix Lebron finished 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
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