White Sox Minor Keys: April 22, 2026

In an Old Friend Alert that brings some closure to a notable White Sox player development misstep, Oscar Colás' stateside professional career is in jeopardy, as the 27-year-old signed with the Mexican League's Saraperos de Saltillo this week.

Colás was part of the White Sox organization as recently as last year, although it seems longer than that since they effectively wrote him out of their plans following the 2023 season. The Sox released him last May, and while the Angels picked him up due to their crippling addiction to wayward South Siders, he never escaped Double-A, hitting .221/.289/.409 over 78 games the remainder of the season with the Rocket City Trash Pandas.

Look, I mostly wanted to use that photo one more time.

Charlotte 9, Nashville 4

• Rikuu Nishida went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
• Jarred Kelenic maxed out his 1-for-4, two-strikeout day with a grand slam in the second inning, which followed one from LaMonte Wade Jr. in the first.
• Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-2 with two walks.
• Hagen Smith had a rough one: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 30 of 62 pitches for strikes.
• Riley Gowens: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Highlights:

*Smith struck out four of the first six batters he faced before his control made an Irish goodbye. Maybe nine runs over the first two innings led to some long layoffs.

*Here's Kelenic:

Birmingham 11, Columbus 0

• Samuel Zavala was 2-for-4 with his fifth homer and a walk.
• Braden Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Jeral Perez, 1-for-4 with a walk.
• Connor McCullough: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 of 42 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Zavala went out to center.

Winston-Salem 8, Hub City 4

• Boston Smith went 3-for-5 with a homer and a strikeout.
• Caleb Bonemer, 2-for-5 with his sixth homer and two strikeouts.
• Colby Shelton was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Anthony DePIno, 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a strikeout. He also swiped a bag.
• George Wolkow was 0-for-3 with a sac fly, walk and two strikeouts.
• Kyle Lodise, 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base, although he was removed late in the game.

Highlights:

*Bonemer has homered in consecutive games, which pales in comparison to what's going on at the major league level.

Charleston 8, Kannapolis 4

• Billy Carlson, Jaden Fauske and Matthew Boughton all were 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Javier Mogollón, 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
• Rylan Galvan struck out in his only plate appearance before getting ejected.
• Truman Pauley: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 25 of 55 pitches for strikes.