BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KLTV) – Former Bullard Panther Hagen Smith will begin the 2025 season with the Chicago White Sox Double-A affiliate, the Birmingham Barons.
The club announced the assignment on Tuesday.
Smith pitched 5 1/3 innings in spring training with the White Sox, with an 8.44 ERA and five strikeouts. The No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft, joins fellow top prospect Noah Schultz in the Barons’ rotation.
Other East Texan minor league assignments:
John McMillon (Jasper) was assigned to the Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs.
Colten Brewer (Canton) and Duke Ellis (Central Heights) were assigned to the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders.
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