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White Sox take SS Landon Thome at No. 34

Landon Thome

CWS 2nd Baseman

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White Sox selected SS Landon Thome with the 34th pick of the 2026 MLB draft.

This is the selection the White Sox acquired from the Pirates in the Jacob Gonzalez trade last night. Thome goes to one of his dad’s teams; Jim hit 134 of his 612 career homers for the White Sox from 2006-09. MLB Pipeline had him as the draft’s No. 34 prospect, so this lines up perfectly. Thome is being drafted as a shortstop, but he’ll probably wind up at second or maybe third, which was his father’s original position. He’s not going to be a 40-homer guy or anything close to that, but he’s a left-handed bat with a strong all-around game.

- Matthew Pouliot

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Bo Bichette

NYM 3rd Baseman #19
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Bo Bichette walked as a pinch-hitter Saturday and was lifted for a pinch-runner.

Bichette was out of the lineup for a second straight game against the Red Sox because of right leg soreness. He was obviously available to hit, but as soon as he reached, the Mets replaced him with Tyrone Taylor at first base.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Casey Schmitt

SF Left Fielder #10
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Casey Schmitt went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer to lead the Giants to a 4-2 win over the Rockies on Saturday.

Schmitt broke a tie game in the sixth inning, taking Kyle Freeland deep for a three-run blast to lead the Giants to a win. The home run was number 19 for Schmitt. The 27-year-old slugger has had a breakout season so far, slashing .280/.309/.500 with 42 runs scored, 50 RBI, and seven steals across 366 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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Kyle Karros

COL 3rd Baseman #12
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Kyle Karros went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Giants on Saturday.

Karros cut into the Giants’ lead with a solo homer off JT Brubaker in the eighth inning, a 435-foot blast to left field. It was his ninth of the season while hitting .266/.364/.445 with 47 runs scored and 34 RBI across 319 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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JT Brubaker

SF Relief Pitcher #34
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JT Brubaker allowed one run over two innings with two strikeouts to convert a save against the Rockies on Saturday.

Brubaker was summoned in the top of the eighth with a three-run lead. He gave up a solo homer to Kyle Karros before returning for the ninth to close it out. He got the job done with a strikeout and two groundouts, securing the win for the Giants with his first save. Caleb Kilian was presumably unavailable after pitching in back-to-back games, but he will likely get the next save chance.
- Jorge Montanez

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Tyler Mahle

SF Starting Pitcher #54
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Tyler Mahle allowed one run and struck out four batters over seven innings in a win over the Rockies on Saturday.

Mahle tossed a scoreless first inning, then gave up a run in the second on a triple and a balk. He’d settle in to give the Giants seven frames of one-run ball, scattering five hits and three walks while striking out four batters. The 31-year-old right-hander holds a 5.35 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and a 71/32 K/BB ratio at the All-Star break.
- Jorge Montanez

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Kyle Freeland

COL Starting Pitcher #21
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Kyle Freeland allowed four runs with nine strikeouts over six innings in a loss against the Giants on Saturday.

Freeland had allowed just one hit through four shutout frames before giving up a run on two hits in the fifth inning. The Giants ruined an otherwise solid start in the sixth as Casey Schmitt took Freeland deep for a three-run blast. Freeland would end his day after six with nine punchouts. The 33-year-old left-hander holds a 7.36 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and a 79/18 K/BB ratio at the break.
- Jorge Montanez

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Blake Snell

LAD Starting Pitcher #7
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Blake Snell threw two innings to hitters on Saturday and is set to begin a rehab assignment next week.

Everything went fine today. Snell, making his way back from surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow, figures to make at least four rehab starts. The Dodgers are thinking about October here and not so much about getting him back to make starts in July
- Matthew Pouliot

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto will not pitch in the All-Star Game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.

Yamamoto was an All-Star last year but was ineligible to pitch in the game after starting the Sunday before the game. This year, he’s eligible and will attend but will not pitch. Roberts gave no reason for the decision. Yamamoto is pitching tonight against the Diamondbacks.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Matt Waldron

SD Starting Pitcher #61
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Padres activated RHP Matt Waldron from the 15-day injured list.

Waldron, who has an 8.49 ERA in three starts and three relief appearances in the majors this year, was on the verge of being DFA’d when the Padres placed him on the IL with a right brachialis muscle injury in mid-May. He’s back with the club now and available to work in middle relief after allowing four runs in 15 innings over five rehab appearances with Triple-A El Paso.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Jhony Brito

SD Relief Pitcher #76
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Padres optioned RHP Jhony Brito to Triple-A El Paso.

Brito, back from internal brace surgery, got into two games in his four days with the Padres, allowing two runs in 4 1/3 innings.
- Matthew Pouliot

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