Donation Options Search Search Search Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson ejected White Sox manager Will Venable in the club’s 2-1 loss to the Rangers. Richard Rodriguez/ Share ARLINGTON, Texas — It has been a whirlwind of a week for right-hander Aaron Civale.

Shane Smith pitched a total of 10 1/3 innings during his college career at Wake Forest. At that point, even Smith began to wonder if baseball was going to work out for him. Smith has turned into a pleasant surprise for the last-place Chicago White Sox after he was selected by the team in the Rule 5 draft.

Baldwin started the season with the White Sox but was optioned to Charlotte on May 19. Baldwin slashed .215/.257/.331 (63 wRC+, -0.6 fWAR) with the White Sox, but it has been an entirely different story in Charlotte.

The White Sox are still at the bottom of the MLB standings, but the graduation of young players to the majors has been a bright spot after the ignominy of last year’s record-breaking 121-loss ...