Headlines

  • Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow
  • Astros To Promote Brice Matthews
  • Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers
  • Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help
  • Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays
  • Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

White Sox Place Dominic Leone On 60-Day Injured List With Right UCL Sprain

By Darragh McDonald | August 16, 2024 at 3:30pm CDT

The White Sox announced that they have reinstated right-hander Matt Foster from the 60-day injured list. In a corresponding move, fellow righty Dominic Leone was placed directly onto the 60-day IL with a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament. Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times relayed on X prior to the official announcement that Foster would be activated and Leone would be going on the IL.

Foster, now 29, had a decent showing with the Sox from 2020 to 2022. In that time, he made 108 appearances for the Sox, allowing 4.39 earned runs per nine innings. He struck out 23.7% of batters faced and gave out walks at an 8.2% clip.

Unfortunately, he required Tommy John surgery in April of 2023, turning that into a totally lost season for him. He has been on the injured list since then and began a rehab assignment in June of this year. He has thrown 14 2/3 innings on the farm this year as part of that rehab with a 2.45 ERA, 30.8% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate.

Foster qualified for arbitration for the first time after the 2023 campaign. Though he was still rehabbing from his surgery, the Sox tendered him a contract. But due to his missed time, he was only able to get a raise to $750K, barely above this year’s $740K league minimum salary.

He’ll likely be looking at yet another modest raise in arbitration this winter, since he’s already missed most of the season. The Sox can get a look at him over the next few weeks and decide what role they want him to play on next year’s club.

As for Leone, it’s unclear exactly how serious this injury is, but it’s evidently enough to end his season. By going directly onto the 60-day IL, he can’t come back during the regular season. The Sox are trending towards one of the worst seasons in history, currently sporting a record of 29-93, so the playoffs obviously aren’t remotely a consideration.

The veteran signed a minor league deal with the Sox and cracked the Opening Day roster, but he’s spent most of the season on the IL. Lower back tightness put him there for a couple of weeks in May. Just a few days after returning from that issue, he went back to the IL with right elbow inflammation. That elbow issue put him out of action for more than two months and he only just returned in the first week of August.

Overall, he has tossed 19 innings on the year but won’t be able to add to that total. A UCL sprain doesn’t necessarily always lead to surgery, but even the non-surgical recovery path requires a lengthy layoff. If he does require some kind of UCL surgery, that will likely wipe out his 2025 season, given the year-plus recovery times with such significant operations. If he’s able to avoid the surgeon’s table, he will be looking to return for a 12th straight MLB season. He has 427 career appearances with a 3.94 ERA.

Share 0 Retweet 0 Send via email0

Chicago White Sox Transactions Dominic Leone Matt Foster

Rockies Release Elias Diaz, Promote Drew Romo
Main
Angels Select Niko Kavadas, Designate Luis Guillorme
View Comments (24)
Post a Comment

24 Comments

  1. California 8

    11 months ago

    They were predicted to win 110+, they will actually end up losing 110+. One of the biggest busts in MLB history, Hopefully they can rebound next season and win a World Series for Jerry.

    1
    Reply
    • Rsox

      11 months ago

      No they weren’t…

      3
      Reply
      • Acoss1331

        11 months ago

        The White Sox didn’t even win 100 games during their championship season in 2005, so…

        1
        Reply
        • Aiden Awe

          11 months ago

          The Wsox only won 100 games once in their entire franchise

          Reply
    • Aiden Awe

      11 months ago

      What. They were never predicted during their “window” to win 110+ games.

      2
      Reply
    • Texas Outlaw

      11 months ago

      @DJ they were never predicted to win 110. Most everyone figured the would lose about 90 plus

      Reply
  2. Datashark

    11 months ago

    That is going to crush their playoff drive

    2
    Reply
  3. Acoss1331

    11 months ago

    Why not go for the record at this point. As a White Sox fan, full throttle boys!

    3
    Reply
    • Rsox

      11 months ago

      I guess if you are going to bad, be spectacularly bad…

      3
      Reply
      • Acoss1331

        11 months ago

        Rsox,

        Both Chicago teams disappointed this year, breaking the losing record is all I’ve got sadly…

        1
        Reply
    • Troy Percival's iPad

      11 months ago

      I only wouldn’t go for it because of the draft lottery lmao all that just to get the #5 pick

      Reply
      • Rsox

        11 months ago

        At this pont the old addage “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” comes to mind. At the very least people will be talking about the White Sox long into the winter months…

        2
        Reply
      • Aiden Awe

        11 months ago

        Could argue even if they avoid the 120 L mark they might be the worst team of all time in a year they can’t get a top 10 pick.

        Reply
      • AlistairC

        11 months ago

        Their saving grace might be that in baseball unless there’s a Bryce Harper no-brainer type then the 11th pick can have just as good of odds as the 1st of eventually working out. Granted you have to get lucky and then develop them and not have a cheap owner who goes for the lowest signing bonus not the most talented, but on paper…

        2
        Reply
      • avenger65

        11 months ago

        Troy: They can’t pick higher than tenth.

        Reply
      • avenger65

        11 months ago

        Alistair: The problem is, the Sox don’t have coaches that know how to develop talent, should they ever get any.

        2
        Reply
    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      11 months ago

      Then it’s nowhere to go but up!

      2
      Reply
      • Aiden Awe

        11 months ago

        Your damn right.

        Reply
  4. msqboxer

    11 months ago

    When your rebuild plan is built around signing washed up relievers in hopes they have trade value at the deadline, you know your an idiot.

    2
    Reply
  5. Datashark

    11 months ago

    The high pick draft strategy. They just need to make the right picks to make this work out

    Reply
  6. WrongM

    11 months ago

    Tough day to be a Dominic

    Reply
  7. JRamHOF

    11 months ago

    Immaculate Grid legend

    Reply
  8. Serubian

    11 months ago

    new manager, another .199 hitter batting 2nd.
    ..LaRussa, his replacement, Grifols, now Sizemore.
    ..Bat the .199 guy 7,8,or 9

    Reply
  9. avenger65

    11 months ago

    Just what ARE they doing?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

  • Top Stories
  • Recent

Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

Astros To Promote Brice Matthews

Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers

Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help

Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays

Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu

Trevor Williams To Undergo UCL Surgery

Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff

Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Bobby Jenks Passes Away

Braves Release Alex Verdugo

Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

Rangers Option Josh Jung

Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

Mets To Designate Rico Garcia For Assignment

J.D. Davis Signs With NPB’s Seibu Lions

The Opener: 2025 Draft, Pitchers’ Duel, Mets

Trade Deadline Outlook: New York Yankees

Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves

Which Other Relievers Might The Orioles Shop?

Lee Elia Passes Away

Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

Poll: Which Teams Should Make The Biggest Push For Jarren Duran?

MLB Finalizes Home Run Derby Field

MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

Latest Rumors & News

Latest Rumors & News

  • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
  • Luis Robert Rumors
  • Alex Bregman Rumors

 

Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

MLBTR Features

MLBTR Features

  • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
  • Front Office Originals
  • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
  • MLBTR Podcast
  • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
  • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
  • Contract Tracker
  • Transaction Tracker
  • Extension Tracker
  • Agency Database
  • MLBTR On Twitter
  • MLBTR On Facebook
  • Team Facebook Pages
  • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

Rumors By Team

  • Angels Rumors
  • Astros Rumors
  • Athletics Rumors
  • Blue Jays Rumors
  • Braves Rumors
  • Brewers Rumors
  • Cardinals Rumors
  • Cubs Rumors
  • Diamondbacks Rumors
  • Dodgers Rumors
  • Giants Rumors
  • Guardians Rumors
  • Mariners Rumors
  • Marlins Rumors
  • Mets Rumors
  • Nationals Rumors
  • Orioles Rumors
  • Padres Rumors
  • Phillies Rumors
  • Pirates Rumors
  • Rangers Rumors
  • Rays Rumors
  • Red Sox Rumors
  • Reds Rumors
  • Rockies Rumors
  • Royals Rumors
  • Tigers Rumors
  • Twins Rumors
  • White Sox Rumors
  • Yankees Rumors

Navigation

  • Sitemap
  • Archives
  • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

MLBTR INFO

  • Advertise
  • About
  • Commenting Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Connect

  • Contact Us
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS Feed

MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

hide arrows scroll to top

Register

Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version