White Sox Minor Keys: May 26, 2026

Even with James relaying the news of Billy Carlson's thumb injury in Tuesday's pregame notes -- it's expected to require four to six weeks to heal -- he still left plenty of White Sox minor league news to kick off today's Keys:

*George Wolkow slotted in at the sixth spot on Baseball America's Hot Sheet. Again, it's a secondary honor to Fortnight's Finest, but here's the blurb from Josh Norris regardless:

Wolkow’s career can be summed up simply: If he makes more contact, the sky is the limit. This past week, he showed hints of that potential. Facing Greensboro, the 20-year-old slugger crushed a pair of home runs—including one off of top Pirates prospect Seth Hernandez—giving him seven on the year, or more than half the total he produced in 116 games at Low-A last year. His strikeout rate—just more than 30% for the month—still needs to come down, but this past week gave fans a taste of his upside.

*Caleb Bonemer left Tuesday's game after getting hit by a pitch on his right forearm/wrist. He's getting an x-ray, but he'd already been hit in that area, so it could have just exacerbated previous soreness. He's been hit by 12 pitches this year.

*Speaking of residual soreness, Austin Hays was scratched from his rehab start with Charlotte for that very reason.

Charlotte 4, Jacksonville 0

• Junior Perez went 0-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases.
• Braden Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez both were 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Joe Rock: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 31 of 47 pitches for strikes.

Birmingham 8, Pensacola 4

• Colby Shelton maxed out his 1-for-4 night with a grand slam. He also struck out once.
• Anthony DePino was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Samuel Zavala walked twice, struck out twice, stole a base and was caught stealing.
• Jeral Perez went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Lucas Gordon: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 56 of 90 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Shelton's slam came off a lefty reliever who was brought into face him. It might not have left Regions Field last year, but it still would've been plenty useful for a sac fly under any circumstances.

Winston-Salem 5, Rome 1

• Kyle Lodise went 0-for-4.
• Caleb Bonemer left the game after being hit by a pitch and getting caught stealing.
• Boston Smith and George Wolkow both were 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Grant Umberger: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 52 of 78 pitches for strikes.
• Pierce George: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 12 of 27 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 3, Augusta 1

• Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4.
• Matthew Boughton was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Javier Mogollón went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and a CS.
• Jaden Fauske singled twice, walked twice, stole two bases and was picked off once.
• Rylan Galvan was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Alexander Albertus went 0-for-3.
• Max Banks: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 43 of 67 pitches for strikes. His ERA rose to 1.29.

ACL Padres 10, ACL White Sox 1 (7 innings)

• Jordan Rich went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Alejandro Cruz, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Jose Mendoza singled, walked and struck out twice.
• Christian Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Yordani Soto was 2-for-3 with a double.
• Diego Perez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP.