White Sox Minor Keys: June 14, 2026

Caleb Bonemer is Birmingham-bound, as the White Sox announced the promotion as he wrapped up business with Winston-Salem on Sunday.

Bonemer leaves the Dash leading the South Atlantic League with 18 homers, but the bump up to Double-A doesn't exactly catch him on a classic upswing otherwise. When you look at his monthly numbers, they're kinda going the wrong way, save one column:

It's been a plus season for a 20-year-old in High-A on the whole, just an uneven one. The strikeout rate was the one thing suppressing excitement at the start of the season, and now his improvement in that category is what's buoying in at a time where his other numbers are lagging.

As James wrote after talking to Ryan Fuller, Bonemer is the rare A-baller who has been pitched like a big leaguer, as he's seeing more sliders than fastballs, and here's what Fuller said about it:

"He went a little heavy in one area, opposition made an adjustment, now we need to counteract that," Fuller said. "He wants to be that player and there are a few. [Miguel Vargas is] doing it right now -- above-average decisions, above-average contact, above-average damage -- Bonny's certainly got that skill set. That's why you play in the minor leagues. You find out where you need to make adjustments, whether that's swing, the approach you have, what you need to do in terms of training time every single day. That's going to be a fun one to find a way to make another adjustment and get on a heater again."

Charlotte 4, Oklahoma City 3

• Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-3 with a sac bunt and two strikeouts.
• Junior Perez was 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
• David Sandlin: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 53 of 87 pitches for strikes.

Biloxi 6, Birmingham 5

• Anthony DePino's on-base streak ended at 26 games after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Samuel Zavala and Colby Shelton both were 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Jeral Perez was 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and CS.

Winston-Salem 12, Greenville 2

• Kyle Lodise was 0-for-4 with two walks, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• Caleb Bonemer went 1-for-4 with two walks and a stolen base.
• George Wolkow, 2-for-3 with a double and two walks. He was caught stealing.
• Boston Smith homered, singled, walked twice, struck out once and was caught stealing.
• Rylan Galvan's High-A debut: 2-for-4 with an HBP and two strikeouts.
• Juan Carela's first High-A start this season: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 21 of 35 pitches for strikes.
• Mathias LaCombe: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 of 28 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 7, Fredericksburg 2

• Jaden Fauske went 2-for-5 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Matthew Boughton handled the hardest two parts of the cycle during a 2-for-5 day, striking out twice.
• Nick McLain, 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Alexander Albertus went 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk.
• Jurdrick Profar went 2-for-4 with a strikeout. He was also picked off.
• Blaine Wynk: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Highlights:

*Boughton's triple went off the wall, and this one cleared it: