White Sox call up Jarred Kelenic before playing Mariners next week

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list with a right pectoral strain on Wednesday before their game with the Los Angeles Angels and selected the contract of former Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Charlotte.

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Kelenic, 26, has played in the majors the past five seasons with Seattle and Atlanta. He has a career batting average of .211 with 49 home runs and 156 RBIs in 407 games. He signed as a free agent with the White Sox in January.

Kelenic was batting .202 with six home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored in 26 games with Charlotte this season.

Kelenic was selected out of high school by the New York Mets as the No. 6 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft. Seattle acquired him as the centerpiece return in a blockbuster December 2018 trade that sent All-Stars Edwin Díaz and Robinson Canó to the Mets and helped kickstart the Mariners’ rebuild.

Seattle traded Kelenic, a former top-five overall prospect in baseball, in December 2023 along with pitcher Marco Gonzales and first baseman Evan White to Atlanta for pitchers Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips.

The White Sox are set to host the Mariners in a three-game series starting next Friday, May 8.

The 25-year-old Pereira left Tuesday night’s game against the Angels with right shoulder soreness after taking an awkward swing during an at-bat in the fourth inning when he struck out swinging. Pereira is batting .250 with three homers and seven RBIs in 18 games this season.

This is Pereira’s second time on the injured list this season. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on April 5 with a left ankle sprain. The White Sox acquired him with infielder Tanner Murray, who’s out with a shoulder injury, from the Tampa Bay Rays in November 2025.

Seattle Sports staff contributed to this post.

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