CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series finale against Detroit, the Chicago White Sox made the following five roster moves:
- Claimed off Waivers from Houston (1): INF Jacob Amaya;
- Recalled from Class AAA Charlotte (2): LHP Sammy Peralta and INF Bryan Ramos;
- Optioned to Charlotte (1): LHP Ky Bush;
- Designated for Assignment (1): INF Nick Senzel.
Amaya, 25, was designated for assignment by the Astros on Saturday. He was hitting .221/.308/.330 (59-267) with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 32 RBI and 36 runs scored in 73 games with Class AAA Sugar Land after being acquired from Miami on April 6. Amaya has appeared in 35 games at second base, 25 at shortstop and seven at third.
Amaya, 6-foot and 180 pounds, also played in one game with the Astros as a defensive replacement on May 7 at Yankee Stadium.
Amaya, a native of El Monte, Calif., is a .251/.353/.389 (616-2,453) hitter with 113 doubles, 62 homers, 331 RBI and 419 runs scored in 667 games over seven minor-league seasons. He also has played in five MLB games with the Marlins and Astros, going 2-10 (.200) with two RBI, one run scored and one stolen base.
Amaya originally was selected by Los Angeles-NL in the 11th round of the 2017 draft out of South Hills High School in West Covina, Calif.
Peralta, 26, is 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA (4 ER/28.1 IP), 27 strikeouts and a .144 (13-90) opponents average in 20 outings with Charlotte this season. He also has recorded a 5.06 ERA (6 ER/10.2 IP) in seven relief appearances over three stints with the White Sox in 2024.
Ramos, 22, is hitting .257/.331/.412 (58-226) with 11 doubles, eight home runs, 29 RBI and 32 runs scored in 59 games with Charlotte this season. He has hit safely in 10 straight games, batting .333/.404/.548 (14-42) with three homers and 10 RBI. Ramos also appeared in 15 games with the White Sox from May 4-29, hitting .196 (9-46) with two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored.
Bush, 24, has gone 0-3 with a 5.60 ERA (11 ER/17.2 IP), 16 walks and 11 strikeouts in four starts after his contract was selected from Charlotte on August 5. He made his major-league debut on August 5 at Oakland.
Senzel, 29, batted .100 (3-30) with one double in 10 games with the White Sox after signing as a free agent on July 17.
With the moves, the White Sox 40-man roster is at 40.
