Tanner Pierce Banks… Married, wife’s name is Chandler; has two sons, Pierce and Beckham… 2014 graduate of University of Utah… 2010 graduate of Riverton High School (Utah)… In 2023, assisted children and young adults with disabilities in a game of “Miracle League” baseball at Guaranteed Rate Field; pitched and helped the participants with at-bats… Hobby: Hiking… Signed by: John Kazanas.
2024
Set career highs in games (63), IP (72.1), holds (8) and SO (78) in his first full season in the Majors between CWS and the Phillies...Held lefties to a .232/.273/.339 slash line (.612 OPS) with 37 SO...Posted a 3.29 ERA (15 ER, 41.0 IP) over his final 38 games beginning on 6/13; had a 4.88 ERA (17 ER, 31.1 IP) in his first 25 games...As a reliever: 2-1, 2 SV, 3.67 ERA (28 ER, 68.2 IP) with 72 SO in 61 games; made two starts: 0-2, 9.82 ERA (4 ER, 3.2 IP)...Worked more than one inning 21 times and two or more innings 10 times...Recorded a career-high two saves, both for CWS and both in extra innings on 5/4 at STL and 6/13 at SEA...Acquired via trade from CWS on 7/30...Reported to the club on 7/31 and made his Phillies debut that day vs NYY...Made his postseason debut in NLDS Game 1 vs NYM on 10/5.
2023
Spent most of the season with the White Sox, appearing in 13 games with Class AAA Charlotte...Held left-handed hitters to a .205 (17-83) average…opponents hit .186 (13-70) with RISP, .147 (5-34) with RISP/two outs and .125 (1-8) with the bases loaded... Went 1-2 with a 3.91 ERA (22 ER/50.2 IP) as a reliever, compared to 0-2 with a 6.97 ERA (8 ER/10.1 IP) in three starts...Began the season with the Knights, making three appearances before being recalled from Charlotte on 4/14... Made his season debut on 4/15 vs. Baltimore, working a scoreless eighth inning…was optioned to the Knights on 4/27...Was added to the active roster as the 27th player for Game 2 of a doubleheader on 6/8 at the Yankees…did not pitch and was returned to Charlotte postgame...Was recalled on 6/11, replacing Liam Hendriks on the roster … struck out a season-high four batters on 6/16 at Seattle (2.2 IP), 6/25 vs. Boston (2.2) and 7/8 vs. St. Louis (2.0)... Made his first career start on 6/19 vs. Texas…suffered the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in 3.2 IP... Was the starter in each of his next two appearances on 6/25 vs. Boston (1 ER/2.2 IP) and 6/30 at Oakland (L; 4 ER/4.0 IP)...Recorded his only hold of the season on 7/28 vs. Cleveland, tossing 3.0 scoreless IP... Made seven consecutive scoreless appearances (10.2 IP) from 8/27-9/16…earned his first career save on 9/16 vs. Minnesota (0.2 IP)...Recorded nine scoreless outings over his last 10 games, going 1-1 with a 1.26 ERA (2 ER/14.1 IP), one save and 12 strikeouts.
2022
Appeared in 35 games over five stints with the White Sox in his first season in the Major Leagues....At the Plate: Held right-handed hitters to a .199/.267/.265 (27-136) slash line, while left-handers posted a .246.313/.426 (15-61) mark....Home and Road: Posted a 1.67 ERA (5 ER/27.0 IP) and .156 (14-90) opponents average in 16 appearances on the road, compared to a 4.50 mark (13 ER/26.0 IP) and .262 (28-107) opponents average over 19 games at Guaranteed Rate Field....Throwing up zeros: Started the season on a seven-game scoreless streak from 4/10-30, allowing three hits (two singles) with nine strikeouts over 12.2 IP … extended his scoreless IP streak to 13.2 after tossing a scoreless eighth inning on 5/1 vs. the Angels … allowed two runs in the ninth to end the streak....Welcome to the Show: Made his Major-League debut in relief on 4/10 at Detroit … at age 30, worked 2.0 scoreless IP with four strikeouts in the White Sox 10-1 win…struck out Spencer Torkelson for the first of his career...Became the first Sox player to make his MLB debut at age 30-plus since Junior Guerra in 2015 (Elias)....Retired all 11 batters faced over a season-high 4.0 scoreless IP on 4/20-1 at Cleveland…entered the game in the second inning in relief of starter Dallas Keuchel....His scoreless streak was snapped on 5/1 vs. the Angels after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in 1.1 IP....Allowed at least one run in four consecutive appearances from 5/1-17 before being optioned to Charlotte on 5/22....Was recalled by the White Sox on 5/26…allowed career highs with seven hits and six runs over 1.2 IP on 5/26 vs. Boston … struck out a career-high tying four batters....Made back-to-back scoreless outings on 6/2 at Toronto (1.0 IP) and 6/3 at Tampa Bay (1.0) before being optioned to Charlotte for a second time on 6/4....Was recalled for his third stint with the Sox on 6/12 and went 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA (4 ER/21.0 IP), 17 strikeouts and a .184 (14-76) opponents average over his next 15 games through 8/6....Tossed 2.0 scoreless IP with three strikeouts on 6/12 vs. Texas … posted his first MLB hold on 6/13 at Detroit, throwing 1.0 scoreless IP in the Sox 9-5 win....Earned his first MLB victory on 7/1 at San Francisco, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in the White Sox 1-0 victory … threw 2.0 perfect IP the next day in a 5-3 win over the Giants....Allowed four runs (two earned) on one hit and three walks over 2.0 IP on 8/6 at Texas…was optioned to Charlotte on 8/7....Was brought back up to Chicago on 8/23…made three appearances before being sent back to the Knights on 8/31, including 3.0 scoreless IP on 8/26 vs. Arizona....Was recalled for the last time on 9/18…allowed just one run over 6.0 IP over his final three outings … earned his second win on 9/18 at Detroit, striking out a career-high five batters over 3.0 IP…was optioned to Charlotte for the rest of the season on 9/24.
2021
Made 25 appearances (five starts) in his first full season at Class AAA Charlotte … posted a 3.94 ERA (21 ER/48.0 IP) as a reliever (6.94 ERA as a starter)...Averaged 10.6 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (70 SO/59.1 IP) … fanned a season-high five batters on 6/2 vs. Nashville, 6/29 vs. Norfolk and 8/30 vs. Norfolk.
2020
Did not pitch after the minor-league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Went 6-7 with a 4.19 ERA (59 ER/126.2 IP) in 30 appearances (21 starts) between Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham....Ranked among the Southern League leaders in IP (7th, 123.1), WHIP (8th, 1.23) and ERA (10th, 4.23).
2018
Combined to go 12-7 with a 2.59 ERA (42 ER/146.0 IP) and 100 strikeouts over 23 starts between Class A Winston-Salem and Birmingham....Appeared in six games (five starts) with the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League (2-1, 4.43 ERA).
2017
Went a combined 10-11 with a 4.28 ERA (67 ER/141.0 IP), one shutout and 113 strikeouts over 26 games (25 starts) with Winston-Salem and Birmingham....Recorded a complete-game shutout on 6/13 vs. Down East, allowing five hits over 9.0 IP.
2016
Combined to go 12-7 with a 3.50 ERA (62 ER/159.1 IP) and 116 strikeouts in 27 starts between Class A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem....Led all White Sox farmhands in wins, tied for fifth in strikeouts and ranked sixth in ERA … was named an organizational All-Star by MiLB.com...Was named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star … earned SAL Pitcher of the Week for the period of 4/18-24.
