Jake Burger has been an influence supply for the Chicago White Sox.
The infielder will present some pop for the Marlins after the Sox dealt him to Miami on Tuesday for left-handed pitching prospect Jake Eder, the workforce has confirmed. Craig Mish had the preliminary report.
Burger is slashing .214/.279/.527 with 25 dwelling runs and 52 RBIs in 88 video games. He’s tied for third within the American League in dwelling runs, and was second on the Sox solely trailing Luis Robert Jr., who has 29 dwelling runs.
A primary-round choose in 2017, Burger has rebounded from accidents to grow to be a fixture. He missed all of 2018 after struggling a ruptured left Achilles tendon and 2019 due to a bruised left heel.
He performed in 15 video games with the Sox in 2021 and 51 final season. His long-distance dwelling runs had been a spotlight at Guaranteed Rate Field, the place he’s hit 17 of his 25 dwelling runs this season. He’s improved at third base and has hung out at second.
Middleton traded to the Yankees
Keynan Middleton has labored the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth this season. That versatility is efficacious. And it’s a purpose he’s been coveted on the commerce deadline.
The White Sox dealt the right-hander to the New York Yankees simply minutes earlier than Tuesday’s commerce deadline, the membership has introduced. Jeff Passan was the primary to report the commerce.
Middleton signed as a minor-league free agent with the Sox this offseason. He joined the big-league workforce on April 10 and has been efficient when known as on.
The right-hander is 2-2 with a 3.96 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 39 appearances.
Middleton has 15 profession saves, together with two this season.
Sox purchase Patiño from Rays for money
The Sox additionally introduced Tuesday they’ve acquired right-handed pitcher Luis Patiño from the Tampa Bay Rays in alternate for money issues.
Patiño has spent most of this season in Triple-A Durham, the place he’s 3-4 with a 6.75 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 27 video games. He has spent elements of 4 seasons within the main leagues, together with two aid appearances for Tampa Bay this season.
The 23-year-old Colombian was initially signed by the San Diego Padres and was traded to Tampa Bay within the 2020 Blake Snell deal.
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