Sosa & Pérez Optioned to Charlotte
On Sunday, March 12, the Chicago White Sox optioned to familiar faces to the Charlotte Knights — infielder Lenyn Sosa and catcher Carlos Pérez.
The 2022 season was a breakout campaign for both Sosa and Pérez. Both players are members of Chicago’s 40-man roster and spent some time on the South Side last season. Both also excelled in Uptown Charlotte.
Carlos Pérez
Pérez, 26, earned two promotions to Chicago last season, including his first-ever major league promotion on August 21 (2022). He had his contract selected by the Chicago White Sox on that day in the midst of a career year with the Charlotte Knights. At the time of that first promotion, the Venezuelan native was hitting .257 (90-for-350) with 46 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 63 RBIs and two stolen bases in 91 games with the Knights. He was tied for the team lead in home runs, was second in RBIs and was fourth in runs scored on the Knights at the time of the promotion.
He appeared in just seven games with the Knights over the course of two stints last season. Overall with the Knights, he hit .254 (106-for-418) with 53 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs, 76 RBIs and two stolen bases in 109 games.
Lenyn Sosa
Sosa, 23, hit .297 (67-for-226) with 30 runs scored, 12 doubles, nine home runs, 31 RBIs and three stolen bases in 57 games with the Knights last season.
He began the 2022 campaign with Double-A Birmingham and hit .331 (85-for-257) with 47 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 RBIs over 62 games. He first had his contract selected by the White Sox from Birmingham on June 23 and went 1-for-12 (.083) during a four-game stint with the White Sox from June 23–27. He was recalled by the White Sox from Charlotte on August 7 and appeared in 11 games with the White Sox last year. He hit .114 (4-for-35) with a home run and one RBI for the Sox.
