CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series opener against Minnesota, the Chicago White Sox made the following 11 roster moves:
- Reinstated All-Star SS Tim Anderson and INF Hanser Alberto from the 10-day injured list;
- Selected the contracts of RHP Alexander Colomé, OF Billy Hamilton and LHP Sammy Peralta from Class AAA Charlotte;
- Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the Paternity List;
- Placed INF/OF Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 1) with right shoulder inflammation;
- Optioned OF Oscar Colás and INF Lenyn Sosa to Charlotte;
- Designated LHP Jake Diekman and RHP Frank German for assignment.
Anderson, 29, was placed on the injured list on April 11 with a sprained left knee suffered on April 10 at Minnesota. He is hitting .298/.327/.404 (14-47) with five doubles, four RBI, five stolen bases and nine runs scored in 11 games this season. At the time he was injured, Anderson ranked among the American League leaders in steals (T2nd), doubles (T3rd), multihit games (T4th, 5), runs scored (T6th) and hits (T9th).
Alberto, 30, was placed on the injured list on April 16 (retro to April 15) with a strained left quad. He is hitting .211 (4-19) with one homer and four RBI over eight games this season, his first with the Sox.
Colomé, 34, has gone 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA (2 ER/8.0 IP), seven strikeouts and one save in eight appearances with Charlotte after signing a minor-league contract on April 6. He is 34-34 with a 3.34 ERA (199 ER/536.0 IP), 475 strikeouts, 159 saves and 52 holds in 446 games (19 starts) over 10 seasons in the major leagues with Tampa Bay (2013-18), Seattle (2018), the White Sox (2019-20), Minnesota (2021) and Colorado (2022). Colomé will wear uniform No. 48.
Hamilton, 32, is hitting .188 (11-48) with two doubles, one triple, two RBI, 11 runs scored and three stolen bases in 17 games with Charlotte in 2023. He ranks second among active MLB players behind teammate Elvis Andrus (339) with 324 stolen bases. Hamilton will wear No. 0.
Peralta, 24, is 1-1 with a 3.52 ERA (6 ER/15.1 IP), three walks and 15 strikeouts in eight relief appearances with the Knights this season. He has gone 10-7 with a 3.45 ERA (65 ER/169.1 IP) and 217 strikeouts (11.5 per 9.0 IP) in 91 games (three starts) over four minor-league seasons after being selected by the Sox in the 18th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Tampa.
Peralta, 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, has no major-league experience and will wear uniform No. 67.
Kelly, 34, is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA (4 ER/4.2 IP), seven strikeouts and two holds this season, his second with the White Sox.
Gonzalez, 26, is hitting .139 (5-36) in 21 games with the Sox in 2023.
With the moves, the White Sox 40-man roster increases to 40.
