Overview
- Multiple outlets report Kelenic, 26, agreed to a minor-league contract that includes a non-roster invitation to major-league spring training, and the White Sox had not announced the deal as of Monday.
- He is expected to compete for outfield opportunities, with a path in right field alongside options such as Brooks Baldwin if he performs in camp.
- Kelenic struggled with Atlanta in 2025, hitting .167 with a .531 OPS in 24 big-league games after spending much of the year at Triple A Gwinnett.
- Across parts of five MLB seasons, he owns a .211/.282/.376 line with a .658 OPS and roughly a 30% strikeout rate, with his best stretch coming in 2023 with Seattle.
- The former No. 6 overall pick by the Mets was traded to the Mariners in the Robinson Canó–Edwin Díaz deal, then was removed from Atlanta’s 40-man roster this offseason and elected free agency.