White Sox starter Sean Burke gave a blunt assessment of his command after walking five batters and giving up five earned runs against the Chicago Cubs on May 17. "It was awful. It was terrible," Burke said last weekend at Wrigley Field.

Sean Burke tossed three-hit ball over six innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday night. Burke (3-5) outpitched Tyler Mahle (5-2) and the White Sox opened the weekend series on a winning note after losing six of seven. The Rangers dropped their season-high fifth in a row.

The White Sox have reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi (calf) and Mike Tauchman (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list.

Kyle Teel – the White Sox’ No. 2 prospect and No. 28 prospect in MLB – extended his hitting streak to 18 games and his on-base streak to 29 games in the Charlotte Knights’ 8-0 win Thursday night. Teel, 23, belted two home runs in the win – the first multi-homer game of his young career.

Hagen Smith, the No. 2 left-handed pitching prospect in baseball (per MLB Pipeline) currently is away from Double-A Birmingham for biomechanics work, according to a statement from the White Sox earlier this week.

Officially signed by the team Tuesday afternoon, Adrian Houser moved right into the Chicago White Sox rotation by starting in the evening.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Miguel Antonio Vargas on Friday, May 23, 2025, as the Chicago White Sox take on the Texas Rangers.

The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.

Upshot: The Sox WARs for Konerko (29.3, 16 years) and Abreu (31.1, nine years) apparently mean nothing. Thomas’ own (68.3, 16 years) puts a big hurt on the rest of the field regardless.