The good news about a rocky small sample is that it's a small sample, and one or two big games can overwrite it.
Caleb Bonemer is the latest example, as he's now hitting .293/.396/.415 over his brief Double-A career after going 4-for-5 with two doubles and his first Birmingham homer, which happened to be a grand slam.
Caleb Bonemer's first Double-A homer is a grand slam for the @BhamBarons!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 28, 2026
The @WhiteSox top prospect is tied for the farm system lead with 19 homers: pic.twitter.com/7Pn6YFMPN7
While Bonemer detonated a hanging slider there, he also came a foot or two shy of his first Double-A homer earlier in the game, doubling high off the left field wall on 94 mph.
If it looks like nobody was there to see it, that's because a triple-digit heat index had everybody who was in attendance opting for shade.
Rochester 9, Charlotte 4
- Edgar Quero was 0-for-3 with an HBP and a strikeout.
- Ryan Galanie singled, got plunked and struck out twice.
- Joe Rock: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 28 of 50 pitches for strikes.
Highlights:
*Andy Weber hit Charlotte's first inside-the-park homer since Jared Mitchell in 2014.
AN INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN BY ANDY WEBER ARE YOU KIDDING?!!! 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/Bj0c1abeCW
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) June 28, 2026
Watching Mitchell's inside-the-park homer a dozen years ago, he happened to take advantage of the overzealousness of an obscure center fielder by the name of Mookie Betts. I wonder whatever happened to him.
Birmingham 10, Knoxville 5
- Caleb Bonemer went off: 4-for-5 with a grand slam and two doubles.
- Anthony DePino was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Samuel Zavala, 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Colby Shelton went 0-for-4 with a K.
- Marvel at this line from Jake Palisch: 5 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
- Pierce George picked up a win with two pitches, both strikes: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Hub City 4, Winston-Salem 1
- Kyle Lodise went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- George Wolkow was 0-for-4 with a K and a stolen base.
- Jeral Perez had half the Dash's hits by going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Kannapolis 4, Columbia 1
- Jaden Fauske went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Matthew Boughton, 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Alexander Albertus was 2-for-4.
- Jurdrick Profar went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
