CHICAGO – Prior to today’s series finale vs. Houston, the Chicago White Sox made the following six roster moves:
- Returned from Injury Rehabilitation Assignment from Class AAA Charlotte and Reinstated from 10-Day Injured List (1): INF Josh Rojas;
- Selected Contract from Charlotte (1): RHP Caleb Freeman;
- Recalled from Charlotte (1): LHP Tyler Gilbert;
- Placed on 15-Day Injured List (1): LHP Fraser Ellard (left lat strain);
- Optioned to Charlotte (1): RHP Penn Murfee;
- Designated for Assignment (1): INF Bobby Dalbec.
Rojas, 30, has been on the injured list since the start of the 2025 season after suffering a right toe fracture during spring training. He signed with the White Sox as a free agent on January 8.
Rojas is a .247/.323/.362 (460-1,862) career hitter with 100 doubles, six triples, 34 home runs, 189 RBI, 256 runs scored and 59 steals in 570 games over six major-league seasons with Arizona (2019-23) and Seattle (2023-24).
Freeman, 27, is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (2 ER/13.1 IP), .083 (6-43) opponents average, one hold and 16 strikeouts (10.8 per 9.0 IP) over 10 relief appearances between Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham this season. He is limiting right-handed hitters to a .037/.103/.074 (1-27) slash line.
Freeman, 6-foot, 215 pounds, has gone 9-12 with a 3.61 ERA (71 ER/177.0 IP), .210 (137-653) opponents average, 20 saves, 16 holds and 221 strikeouts (11.24 per 9.0 IP) in 158 outings over six minor-league seasons in the White Sox organization (2019, ‘21-25). He was selected by Chicago in the 15th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech University.
Freeman has no major-league experience and will wear uniform No. 68.
Gilbert, who was optioned to Charlotte on April 30, is 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA (6 ER/9.2 IP) and 14 strikeouts over nine appearances (three starts) with the White Sox in 2025.
Ellard is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA (5 ER/6.2 IP) and 10 strikeouts in seven appearances over two stints with the Sox this season.
Murfee is 0-1 with a 7.82 ERA (11 ER/12.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts over 15 relief outings with Chicago in 2025.
Dalbec is hitting .222/.333/.278 (4-18) with a double, RBI, two runs scored and three walks in seven games with the White Sox after his contract was selected from Charlotte on April 20.
Following the moves, the White Sox 40-man roster remains at 40.