Junior

Perez

Antonacci takes a seat following 10 consecutive starts in left field since June 19. The 23-year-old rookie has settled in nicely as Chicago’s top-of-the-order table-setter, hitting .291/.391/.413 with 43 runs scored, four homers, 22 RBI and 11 steals in 263 plate appearances through 65 games. He’s definitely lived up to fantasy managers’ most optimistic projections. It’ll be Kyle Teel moving up to the leadoff spot with Junior Perez in left field on Tuesday night.

Perez collected his first career hit with a two-out single off of Tarik Skubal in the fourth inning. He was then caught trying to steal second base. The 24-year-old outfielder then broke a 2-2 tie with a 375-foot (101.6-mph EV) solo shot off of Skubal in the sixth inning. That would wind up being the extent of the White Sox’ offense though. Perez finished the night 2-for-3 and with memories that he’ll cherish for the rest of his life.

It’s not a bad idea to give the 23-year-old rookie a night off with star southpaw Tarik Skubal toeing the slab for the Tigers. Montgomery has hit just .194 (6-for-31) with a homer, four RBI and a 10/1 K/BB ratio over 32 plate appearances in his first eight games with the White Sox. Junior Perez will start in his place in right field and bat sixth for the White Sox on Friday evening in Motown.

Perez had hit .230/.326/.432 in 87 plate appearances with Charlotte after being claimed off waivers by the White Sox in May. He’ll head up to the South Side to fill in for Everson Pereira.

Perez was one of the players the Athletics protected from last offseason’s Rule 5 Draft, but ultimately decided to move on a couple months later. The 24-year-old heads to Chicago’s system after hitting .210/.273/.384 across 154 plate appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas.

Added to the 40-man roster to prevent him from being snagged in the Rule 5 Draft this offseason, the 24-year-old Perez has hit just .210/.273/.384 over 154 plate appearances in Triple-A Las Vegas and the Athletics will try to sneak him through waivers. Perez was originally acquired from the Padres to complete a trade for Jorge Mateo in 2020.

No real surprises here for the Athletics. Nett came over from the Padres in the Mason Miller blockbuster back in July and figures to open next season on the doorstep of the big leagues with a chance to make his debut at some point later in the year.

The Padres picked up Mateo at the end of June; shortly after transactions were unfroze. Perez, 19, has yet to play in full-season baseball, and has a .253/.321/.392 line with 14 homers and 23 steals over 112 minor league games. He is considered a high-upside prospect, however, and has a chance to to develop into a starting outfielder in time.