Kyle Teel is headed to the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain, and the timeline attached to it is a lot uglier than the roster move suggests. Edgar Quero was recalled to take his place, while the catching picture shifts again for the White Sox.
The rehab window on Teel is being pegged at 6-12 weeks, which makes the move more than a short-term shuffle. At the low end, that keeps him out into September. At the high end, it could wipe out the rest of his 2026 season with just under two weeks left before the MLB trade deadline.
That leaves the Sox piecing things together behind the plate for now. Drew Romo gets the start Tuesday night, and the workload between him and Quero figures to come down to whoever can get going first.
Romo’s double Monday night was his first extra-base hit since June 3, while Quero posted a .295 slugging percentage with the Knights. With neither player separating offensively, Romo’s pitch framing may be enough to keep him in the lead for starts until the depth chart changes.
There was at least one bit of good news in the lineup scramble: Colson Montgomery was scratched only about 15 minutes after the original lineup was posted, but that came after he felt well enough following Monday night’s right shin contusion to be in the lineup at all.
The White Sox enter the night averaging an American League-best 4.84 runs per game. And while the offense has given plenty of reasons for frustration, every other AL club is still worse in that category. Six National League teams are better, though.
The pitching has been carrying more of the load lately, with a 1.91 ERA over the last nine games.
Tuesday’s lineup has Sam Antonacci leading off in left field, followed by Munetaka Murakami at first, Miguel Vargas at third, Braden Montgomery in right, Andrew Benintendi at DH, Tristan Peters in center, Chase Meidroth at second, Luisangel Acuña at short, and Romo catching. Noah Schultz is on the mound for the White Sox, while Kumar Rocker starts for the Rangers.
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White Sox Finally Had A Feel Good Win Then Teel Left
For a team that has spent much of the season searching for something to feel good about, the White Sox finally got one in Texas. Andrew Benintendi delivered the big swing with a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning, turning a tight game into a cushion the White Sox could protect, and the bullpen did the rest by piecing together a steady night against the Rangers.
The win had the kind of lift Chicago has been missing, which made the scene around Rangers catcher Kyle Teel hard to ignore. Teel left early after a non-contact injury, and the expectation is that he will be out for an extended stretch, a reminder that even on a night when the White Sox could savor a rare bright spot, there was still a more sobering storyline hanging over the game. [Read more 🡒]
White Sox Suddenly Have Another Kyle Teel Concern
Kyle Teels latest scare came in the kind of moment that makes a club hold its breath. The White Sox catcher appeared to get hurt on a non-contact play while trying to tag a runner at the plate, then left the game gingerly, a concerning sight for a player who has already spent significant time on the shelf this season with leg issues.
For Chicago, the bigger problem is what comes next if Teel needs more time. The White Sox were already thin behind the plate, and his early exit left them with little margin for error as they sort through the rest of the roster. Depending on how long he is out, the team may have to make a tougher decision than it wanted to this close to the deadline. [Read more 🡒]
White Sox Finally Broke Out At The Plate Then Came The Concern
The White Sox finally gave themselves a night to feel good about the offense, putting up 10 runs in a win over the Rangers and getting contributions from a lineup that looked far more alive than it has for much of the season. Sam Antonacci helped set the tone, while Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi and Joc Pederson all chipped in as Chicago kept finding ways to extend innings and turn traffic on the bases into real damage.
The concern came after the bats had already done their job, because the game also brought injury scares for Kyle Teel and Colson Montgomery. Any time two young pieces leave a game like that, the mood changes fast, and the Sox will be left waiting to see how much time, if any, they might lose from a lineup that had just started to show some life. [Read more 🡒]