Kyle Teel's Rehab Assignment: Sox Fans Rejoice

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome in. This is MLB News today, where baseball meets AI. Chicago White Sox fans got some good news on their catcher, Kyle Teal. General manager Chris Getz said, the young backstop is set to start a rehab assignment next week or so. Teal has missed the whole start of the season with a hamstring strain from the world baseball classic. That injury hit during a game for team Italy, and the initial recovery was pegged at four to six weeks for the Grade 2 poll. The Sox have already played 17 games, sitting at six wins and 11 losses, so they're pushing to get him back on track right around that. Six week mark. Teal came over in the Garrett Crochet trade from the Red Sox, and had a solid rookie year last season, hitting 273 with eight homers, and 35 RBIs and 78 games. He bolted up 20 pounds in the off season to boost his power, and now the team really needs his lefty bat with Colson Quarrel struggling hard at one. 46 and 0 RBIs.

1:01Quarrel's missing more swings than ever, so manager Will Venable might platoon them better once Teal returns, especially since Quarrel his righties from, the left side historically. No exact return day yet, but this update has folks optimistic. As Teal gears up, questions swirl about veteran Reese McGuire and whether the Sox keep three catchers or shuffle the roster for Triple A talent. Either way, that Southside lineup could get a real spark soon.