Three players from the DSL White Sox are headed to the 2026 DSL All-Star Game, with catcher Ronald Cardoza, right-hander Yordany Marte and outfielder Sebastian Romero earning the nod for Chicago’s rookie affiliate. The game is set for Sunday, July 19.
Cardoza has been one of the loudest bats in the group, hitting .316/.426/.607 with a 1.033 OPS. Romero has put together a .289/.391/.608 line and sits at a .999 OPS. Marte has gone 0-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 1.37 WHIP.
On the field, the ACL White Sox had a rough afternoon in a 9-1 loss to the ACL Angels. The Sox didn’t break through until the fifth inning, when Osniel Castillo opened with a triple and rehabbing Billy Carlson followed with an RBI single to center.
They added another run in the seventh, but by then the game was long out of reach. Adam Fogel drew a two-out walk and Marcelo Ácala followed with an RBI double to left.
Reinder Gomez provided the lone clean inning for the White Sox staff, giving up one hit and striking out one over his frame. Outside of that, the pitching staff was under constant pressure, and the offense couldn’t keep pace. The White Sox went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10.
The DSL White Sox also came up short, falling 6-4 to DSL Cubs Blue. That one was especially frustrating because of the defensive miscues. Three fielding blunders and a passed ball helped hand over three unearned runs, and the White Sox never fully recovered.
Still, there were some swings worth noting. Ronald Cardozo launched a solo home run in the fourth, and the lineup made a push in the seventh.
Jose Suarez hit a two-run homer, Hector Hernandez tripled, and Dionys Medina chopped an RBI grounder to bring in another run. But the late surge wasn’t enough to erase the earlier mistakes.
The best result of the stretch came in the ACL White Sox’s 4-3 win over the ACL Padres in a seven-inning game on July 13. Down 3-1, the Sox finally found a big inning in the fifth.
Landon Hodge and Adam Fogel drew back-to-back walks, Jose Mendoza singled to load the bases, and the Padres helped the cause with a wild pitch that allowed Hodge to score. Marcelo Ácala then struck out, but another wild pitch brought Fogel home, and Alejandro Cruz followed with the go-ahead RBI single.
Fidel Montero finished the job with four shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk.
The Sox had already grabbed the early lead in the top of the second. Fernando Graterol brought home the first run with a sacrifice fly, and Sebastian Romero added an RBI single for his 34th RBI of the season, tying him for sixth-most in the DSL. That gave the Good Guys a 2-0 edge before the game turned into a back-and-forth battle.
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