Engaged to Baylee...Attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington … was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year as a junior in 2022 when he led the CAA with a .348 batting average and ranked third with 66 hits...Originally was selected by San Francisco in the 15th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Is a 2019 graduate of Whiteville (N.C.) High School, where as a senior he batted .455 with nine home runs and 44 RBI while going 11-0 with a 0.62 ERA on the mound … was teammates with Washington Nationals pitcher McKenzie Gore...His father, Chuck, was the 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year at Clemson and selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 11th round of the 1987 draft.
2024
Split the season between Class AA Birmingham, Class AAA Charlotte and the White Sox...Made 23 starts at second base and nine at shortstop with the White Sox, committing two errors in 117 total chances (.983 fielding percentage)...His contract was selected from Charlotte on 7/19 … made his MLB debut that night at Kansas City, going 1-3 as the starting second baseman … singled off RHP Michael Wacha in his first plate appearance...Recorded a double in three straight games from 7/26-28 … reached base safely four times on 7/27 vs. Seattle, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and run scored...Hit his first MLB home run on 8/3 at Minnesota, a solo shot off Bailey Ober … also reached based safely four times on 8/4 at the Twins, going 3-for-4 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored...Hit safely in a season-high five straight games from 8/9-14 … connected on his second home run vs. the Yankees on 8/12, a three-run shot off future teammate Enyel De Los Santos in a 12-2 victory, Grady Sizemore's first as interim manager...Reached base safely four times for the second time on 8/19 at San Francisco...Did not play from 8/28-9/2 with a sprained right wrist … returned to the lineup on 9/3 at Baltimore, going 0-for-3 before being placed on the 10-day injured list on 9/4 … missed the remainder of the season...Batted .324/.391/.460 (102-for-315) with 19 doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBI, 40 runs scored and 17 stolen bases in 82 games between Birmingham and Charlotte … his 102 hits at the time of his promotion were tied for sixth-most in MiLB...Began the season with Birmingham, appearing in 82 games before his promotion to the Knights on 7/4 … recorded four multi-hit efforts in eight games with Charlotte...Was named Southern League Player of the Month for April after hitting .408/.464/.566 (31-for-76) with nine doubles, one home run and 15 RBI in 20 games...Posted four-hit games on 4/18 vs. Mississippi, 4/25 at Chattanooga, 5/15 vs. Chattanooga and 6/26 vs. Tennessee, including a pair of home runs...Recorded five straight multi-hit efforts from 4/21-26 and nine in a 12-game stretch from 5/21-6/2...Was promoted to Charlotte on 7/4 … led the SL with a .322 average at the time of his promotion...Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in his Knights debut on 7/4 vs. Jacksonville … also homered on 7/13 vs. Durham...Was selected to play in the inaugural Spring Breakout game on 3/15 at the Cubs, but the game was canceled due to rain...Preseason Rankings: Best Defensive Infielder in the White Sox organization (BA).
