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7/22/25 | Tim Elko Enjoying White Sox 'Great Vibes' While Progressing From Injury. Tim Elko would rather be contributing on the field than rehabbing his sprained right knee. Manager Will Venable's club came out of the All-Star break with their first series sweep of the season in Pittsburgh, then took Game 1 of a three-game series against the Rays, 8-3. The White Sox became the first team in MLB history to win each of their first four games after the All-Star break by five-plus runs. "It's a lot of fun to watch," Elko said before Tuesday's game. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/injuries/tim-elko-... |
7/11/25 | Chicago White Sox First Baseman Tim Elko Leaves Game With Injury. White Sox first baseman Tim Elko exited Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field due to right knee soreness. White Sox manager Will Venable made a defensive switch going into the top of the fifth inning, replacing Elko with Colson Montgomery. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/injuries/chicago-w... |
6/14/25 | White Sox' revolving door at first base continues after sending Tim Elko to the minors. The White Sox' revolving door at first base continued Saturday after the team sent Tim Elko to Triple-A Charlotte and recalled Ryan Noda before Saturday's game. Noda, who went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Rangers, will get the latest crack at first for the Sox. “I think just not being predetermined,” manager Will Venable said of what area Elko could improve in. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/06/14/... |
6/07/25 | White Sox' youth movement comes up big in win over Royals, putting rebuild milestones on display. The White Sox got to see some of the fruits of their rebuild in action Saturday. It was just one day, but the future was on display, with recently promoted pieces driving in all the runs in a 4-1 win over the Royals. First baseman Tim Elko hit a two-run homer. Infielder Chase Meidroth hit a solo homer. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/06/07/... |
6/06/25 | Elko's walk-off magic lifts White Sox to victory over Tigers. Tim Elko singled and scored pinch runner Korey Lee in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2, walk-off win over the American League-leading Detroit Tigers on Thursday. With the win, Chicago split the four-game series. The Tigers had swept the White Sox in April in the first of four series between the teams this season. Rookie infielder Chase Meidroth went 2 for 2 with three walks and an RBI for the White Sox. Source: https://www.wzzm13.com/article/sports/mlb/tigers/e... |
6/06/25 | Elko delivers RBI single in the 10th to help White Sox beat AL-leading Tigers 3-2. Tim Elko singled and scored pinch runner Korey Lee in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2, walk-off win over the American League-leading Detroit Tigers on Thursday. With the win, Chicago split the four-game series. The Tigers had swept the White Sox in April in the first of four series between the teams this season. Rookie infielder Chase Meidroth went 2 for 2 with three walks and an RBI for the White Sox. Source: https://wwmt.com/sports/content/elko-delivers-rbi-... |
6/05/25 | White Sox get clutch hitting to edge Tigers in 10 innings. June 5 - Tim Elko delivered a game-winning single in the 10th inning and Josh Rojas contributed three hits as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Thursday. Slumping Chicago earned a split of its four-game series against major league-leading Detroit. The Tigers came to Rate Field on Monday with 39 victories and left with 41 as Detroit and Chicago alternated wins. Austin Slater's sacrifice bunt set up the Elko at-bat after the Tigers intentionally walked Andrew Benintendi to start the 10th. The White Sox won for just the third time in the past 11 games. Chase Meidroth, Edgar Quero and Michael A. Taylor had two hits apiece for Chicago. Steven Wilson (2-1) pitched a scoreless Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/white-sox-... |
6/04/25 | Tim Elko returns to the Chicago White Sox, who place Lenyn Sosa on the IL with a right hip flexor strain. Will Venable referred to Chicago White Sox infielder Lenyn Sosa as a “sneaky performer.” “He’s just a guy that was in there every day and (you) kind of just look up and he’s among our team leaders in all categories,” the Sox manager said Wednesday afternoon. Sosa entered Wednesday with a team-leading 55 hits. But he’ll be out of the mix after going on the 10-day injured list with a right hip ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/tim-elko-returns-... |
5/23/25 | Chris Getz and the Chicago White Sox lied to everybody about Tim Elko. The Chicago White Sox are sending first baseman Tim Elko back to the minor leagues after 10 MLB appearances, exposing a big lie they have been telling everyone for weeks. Two weeks ago, the Chicago White Sox called up Tim Elko to make his Major League debut because he was forcing their hand in the minor leagues. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/chris-getz-chicago-w... |
5/22/25 | Tim Elko Leads Chicago White Sox In Powerful Category. When Tim Elko connects, it usually goes a long way. Through his first 32 major league plate appearances, Elko has three home runs. Two of them rank as the hardest-hit home runs of the 2025 White Sox season, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com. On Wednesday, a solo home run off Mariners starter Logan Evans left Elko's bat at 110.6 mph and flew an estimated 407 feet. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/stats/tim-elko-lea... |
5/17/25 | Tim Elko's Power Translates In First Week With White Sox. One week into Tim Elko's MLB career, one thing has stood out. In the fifth inning of Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Elko drove Matthew Boyd's fastball 425 feet over the right-center field wall. It left his bat with an exit velocity of 111.1 mph, tied for the 88th hardest-hit ball in MLB this season and second among White Sox, per Statcast. Elko said he takes pride in being able to hit the ball the other way. "Got to a 3-1 count and was looking for something in the middle of the zone and got a pretty good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it," Elko said. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/news/tim-elko-powe... |
5/15/25 | Tim Elko is here to hit home runs for the Chicago White Sox and push Andrew Vaughn. Tim Elko's first career hit was a home run, but his impact on the White Sox goes beyond the box score. It took Tim Elko just six big-league at-bats to show why the Chicago White Sox should have called him up sooner. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/tim-elko-helping-whi... |
5/12/25 | Elko makes his first hit count: His 3-run homer lifts the White Sox over the Marlins 4-2. Tim Elko's first big league hit was a homer — and a decisive one at that. Elko's three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning put the Chicago White Sox ahead to stay, and they went on to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Elko hit .348 for Triple-A Charlotte this season, with 10 home runs in 31 games. “I want to come here and help us win games and do whatever I can to do that,” Elko told MLB.com. Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/05/elko-makes-his-fir... |
5/12/25 | Rebels in the Pros: The Legend of Tim Elko Continues. Cap was called up to the White Sox after four years in the minors and made an immediate impact Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rebels-pros-legen... |
5/11/25 | Tim Elko's first career HR helps White Sox dispatch Marlins. May 11 - Tim Elko drilled a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning for his first career hit and Mike Vasil pitched effectively in relief to boost the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday. Chicago benefited from timely hitting and a strong bullpen to capture its second straight home series. Vasil (2-1) sparked the effort with three innings of one-run relief with one walk and one strikeout. Cam Booser pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara fell to 2-5 while losing his fifth successive start. Alcantara found a rhythm after allowing Andrew Vaughn's RBI single in the third inning before encountering trouble Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/tim-elkos-... |
5/10/25 | With Tim Elko called up, here's what the Chicago White Sox lineup should look like every day. The Chicago White Sox have called up first base prospect Tim Elko to make his major league debut, giving the team a clear starting lineup that should be followed every day. Chicago White Sox designated hitter Tim Elko (91) hits a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning at Sloan Park. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/tim-elko-called-up-c... |
5/10/25 | White Sox looking to ignite offense in encounter vs. Marlins. Tim Elko's professional journey began in 2022, when the Chicago White Sox selected the first baseman in the 10th round of the draft out of Mississippi. Elko reportedly is set to make his major league debut on Saturday when the White Sox continue a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins. Elko will be recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, where he was batting .348 with 10 home runs in 31 games. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/white-sox-... |
5/09/25 | White Sox promoting first-base prospect Tim Elko to major leagues Saturday. White Sox fans got one of their own as the new pope. The team is bringing first baseman Tim Elko up from the minor leagues Saturday, a source confirmed to the Sun-Times. Elko has been the subject of many fans' online pleas as he's started the season with big numbers at Triple-A Charlotte, entering Friday with a .348/.431/.670 slash line to go along with 10 home runs in 31 games. Meanwhile, Andrew Vaughn's struggles at the major league level – a .186/.223/.293 line with three homers in 36 games – have made plenty of fans beg for the Sox to swap first basemen. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/05/09/... |
5/07/25 | Carson McCusker's loud contact and huge power getting harder to ignore. After two mammoth homers Tuesday night, Carson McCusker's bat is sending a very clear message to the Minnesota Twins that he could be ready for a chance in the big leagues. With nine homers this season, McCusker is tied for the second most in the minors. Only two players — Otto Kemp of the Phillies and Tim Elko of the White Sox — have more homers (10 apiece). McCusker is second in the minors with one homer for every 10.89 at-bats. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota-twins-news/... |
5/03/25 | White Sox Director of Player Development Paul Janish Comments On Tim Elko's Powerful Start. Tim Elko was named Chicago White Sox minor league player of the month for March and April after posting a .367/.448/.711/1.159 slash line with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. The 26-year-old first baseman homered eight times in a 10-game span from April 16-27 and now leads all minor league hitters with 10 home runs. White Sox director of player development Paul Janish spoke Saturday about the strong start to Elko's fourth minor league season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/news/chicago-white... |