White Sox Minor Keys: April 9, 2026

When I heard that William Bergolla Jr. got the worse end of a collision with Sam Antonacci and had to be carted off Truist Field on Thursday night, I'd assumed that Antonacci's combination of unfamiliarity and aggression was the culprit. After all, he'd avoided a close call with Dustin Harris in his first week as a left fielder, and undercommunication on a shallow fly would provide a similar sort of learning experience.

But when I loaded up Charlotte's livestream and watched the play unfold, it appears as though Antonacci attempted to bail on the play. Unlike the Jacob May-Tim Anderson collision of 2015, or the Yoán Moncada-Willy García incident in 2017, this wasn't a case of two players going full tilt when they arrived at the same spot at the same time. Antonacci slid well in advance of Bergolla in an attempt to let Bergolla catch the ball, which he somehow did. If he did anything wrong, it's that he didn't stay flat after hitting the turf. His knees came up, and that's what Bergolla's leg clipped as he went tumbling over.

But mostly it appears as though it was an accident, and one that looked a lot worse than it actually was. There's quite the divide between the visuals -- Bergolla not only getting carted off, but needing assistance from two people to even get on the cart -- and the White Sox's identification of the injury, which is a bruised shin.

Memphis 4, Charlotte 1

• William Bergolla Jr. was 0-for-2 before leaving due to injury.
• Sam Antonacci was 1-for-4.
• Jacob Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a sac bunt. He was caught stealing.
• Jarred Kelenic was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Doug Nikhazy's org debut: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

Chattanooga 6, Birmingham 2

• Rikuu Nishida was 0-for-4 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
• Braden Montgomery, also 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Jeral Perez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Samuel Zavala was 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Lucas Gordon: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 47 of 74 pitches for strikes.
• A very Jacob Heatherly line: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 19 of 45 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 8, Frederick 3

• Kyle Lodise was 0-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base.
• Caleb Bonemer homered, doubled and struck out twice.
• Anthony DePino hit his first High-A homer during a 1-for-4 night, striking out once.
• George Wolkow was 2-for-4 with a double.
• Grant Umberger: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 48 of 78 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Bonemer and DePino went back-to-back off hanging sliders.

Hickory 3, Kannapolis 0

• Boston Smith started in left and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Billy Carlson's first clunker: 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
• Javier Mogollon singled, walked twice and struck out once.
• Max Banks: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 47 of 69 pitches for strikes.