The White Sox announced that they’ve reinstated right-hander Matt Foster from the 60-day injured checklist. In a corresponding transfer, fellow righty Dominic Leone was positioned immediately onto the 60-day IL with a sprain of his proper ulnar collateral ligament. Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Solar-Occasions relayed on X previous to the official announcement that Foster can be activated and Leone can be occurring the IL.
Foster, now 29, had a good displaying with the Sox from 2020-22. In that point, he made 108 appearances for the Sox, permitting 4.39 earned runs per 9 innings. He struck out 23.7 % of batters confronted and gave out walks at an 8.2 % clip.
Sadly, he required Tommy John surgical procedure in April 2023, turning that into a very misplaced season for him. He has been on the injured checklist since then and started a rehab project in June of this yr. He has thrown 14 2/3 innings on the farm this yr as a part of that rehab with a 2.45 ERA, 30.8 % strikeout price and seven.7 % stroll price.
Foster certified for arbitration for the primary time after the 2023 marketing campaign. Although he was nonetheless rehabbing from his surgical procedure, the Sox tendered him a contract. However as a consequence of his missed time, he was solely in a position to get a elevate to $750K, barely above this yr’s $740K league minimal wage.
He’ll possible be taking a look at one more modest elevate in arbitration this winter since he’s already missed a lot of the season. The Sox can get a take a look at him over the subsequent few weeks and determine what position they need him to play on subsequent yr’s membership.
As for Leone, it’s unclear precisely how critical this damage is, but it surely’s evidently sufficient to finish his season. By going immediately onto the 60-day IL, he can’t come again in the course of the common season. The Sox are trending towards one of many worst seasons in historical past, at present sporting a file of 29-93, so the playoffs clearly aren’t remotely a consideration.
The veteran signed a minor league cope with the Sox and cracked the Opening Day roster, however he’s spent a lot of the season on the IL. Decrease again tightness put him there for a few weeks in Could. Only a few days after getting back from that difficulty, he went again to the IL with proper elbow irritation. That elbow difficulty put him out of motion for greater than two months and he solely simply returned within the first week of August.
Total, he has tossed 19 innings on the yr, however received’t have the ability to add to that complete. A UCL sprain doesn’t essentially at all times result in surgical procedure, however even the non-surgical restoration path requires a prolonged layoff. If he does require some form of UCL surgical procedure, that may possible wipe out his 2025 season, given the year-plus restoration occasions with such vital operations. If he’s in a position to keep away from the surgeon’s desk, he might be trying to return for a twelfth straight MLB season. He has 427 profession appearances with a 3.94 ERA.
