Caleb Freeman #40

Single...Attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas...was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2019...Is a 2016 graduate of Abilene (Texas) Cooper High School...earned First-Team All-District honor...was Honorable Mention All-State in football.

2021

Combined to go 2-3 with a 3.27 ERA (16 ER/44.0 IP), nine saves, 55 strikeouts and a .223 (37-166) opponents average over 39 games between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham...Held left-handed hitters to a .177 (11-62) average with three extra-base hits (2 2B/1 HR)...Went 9-11 (81.8 percent) in save opportunities...converted on seven straight save chances from 5/13-9/10...Began the season with Winston-Salem, allowing just one earned run over his first eight games (8.1 IP)...Was promoted to Birmingham on 7/30...struck out a season-high four batters over 2.0 scoreless IP in his first game with the Barons on 8/1 at Rocket City...Posted a 1.64 ERA(2 ER/11.0 IP) with 17 strikeouts over nine relief appearances in August...Entered the season rated by MLB.com as the No. 26 and by Baseball America as the No. 29 prospect in the Sox organization.

2020

Did not pitch after the minor-league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Combined to go 4-2 with a 2.19 ERA (6 ER/24.1 IP), four saves and 38 strikeouts in 17 games between the Arizona Rookie League White Sox, Advanced Rookie Great Falls and Class A Kannapolis in his professional debut...Limited opponents to a .170 (15-88) average...righties hit .192 (10-52), while lefties batted .139 (5-36)...Made 11 straight appearances from 7/23-8/29 without allowing an earned run...opponents went 5-47 (.106) with 28 strikeouts...Was recommended/signed by White Sox scout Ryan Dorsey.