Antonacci experienced the City Series for the first time Friday, going 0-for-4 with a walk in the 10-5 loss at Rate Field<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Sox saw their five-game winning streak<\/a> end. Still, they entered Saturday winners in 11 of their last 16.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, (we\u2019re) just relentless,\u201d Antonacci said of the recent success. \u201cWe\u2019ve been down, a couple punches thrown at us early in a few games during this stretch and clawed (things) back our way.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel the biggest thing is it\u2019s someone new every night being the guy. It\u2019s never going to be the same person. It\u2019s just finding ways to get your guys one through nine \u2014 and on the pitching staff, as well \u2014 it\u2019s who can play team baseball better. You can\u2019t really play individually here.\u201d<\/p>\n Antonacci\u2019s contributions include slashing .319\/.407\/.493 (22-for-69) over his last 23 games.<\/p>\n \u201cOverall, we want Sam Antonacci to play baseball the aggressive way and we will live with an overaggressive mistake here or there,\u201d bench coach Walker McKinven said May 10. \u201cBut you do not want to take any of that away from him because it\u2019s different the way he plays.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery single opponent notices it. He stands out in a good way. He\u2019s aggressive, he plays harder than anyone, and that\u2019s pretty awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n Antonacci came into Saturday slashing .274\/.380\/.417 with five doubles, two triples, one home run (which was inside-the-park<\/a>), nine RBIs and 14 runs in 27 games since being called up from Triple-A Charlotte on April 15<\/a>. He has found ways to get on base, including getting hit eight times \u2014 tied for the third-most in the majors.<\/p>\n He was hit by a pitch on the right leg in Wednesday\u2019s game against the Kansas City Royals, and it had a lingering effect the next night when he legged out a pinch-hit double in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n \u201cGot hit by a pitch the night before, I just didn\u2019t prepare well enough on my end, didn\u2019t really take the proper treatment that I needed to,\u201d Antonacci said. \u201cJust felt it grab a little bit from that bruise. Got here early (Friday) and got with the training staff and did some work on it and did some tests to make sure I\u2019m good to go out there. Appreciative for all their help.\u201d<\/p>\n Antonacci added of the painful way to get on base: \u201cIt\u2019s not the most fun, but it\u2019s fun getting on base.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Elias, Antonacci joined the Cubs\u2019 Miguel Amaya in 2023 as the only players in major-league history with eight-plus hit by pitches in their first 25 career games. He showed that knack last year in the minors, getting plunked 35 times.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s part of his game,\u201d manager Will Venable said Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s a real skill that he\u2019s got. He gets on base a ton. Some of it is by hit by pitch. He sticks his nose in there and is not backing away. It\u2019s part of who it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Teammates appreciate it all.<\/p>\n \u201cHe gets in the box, he\u2019s not afraid to get hit, he\u2019ll wear it, he\u2019ll kind of show emotion and I think it\u2019s something we feed off of,\u201d shortstop Colson Montgomery said Thursday. \u201cEven like (Wednesday), he hits a basic ground ball up the middle and you think it\u2019s a single and he hustles and gets a double and it\u2019s like, all right, now we\u2019re rolling.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like the little things he can do that can kind of energize the dugout.\u201d<\/p>\n Minor trade<\/p>\n The Sox made a trade before Saturday\u2019s game, acquiring minor-league outfielder Junior P\u00e9rez from the Athletics in exchange for minor-league left-hander Jackson Nove.<\/p>\n The Sox optioned P\u00e9rez to Charlotte.<\/p>\n P\u00e9rez, 24, slashed .210\/.273\/.384 with five doubles, two triples, five home runs, 19 RBIs and 23 runs in 36 games with Triple-A Las Vegas this season. MLB.com ranked P\u00e9rez as the No. 20 prospect in the Athletics system.<\/p>\n \u201c(He plays) above-average defense, some swing-and-miss in his game, had a really good year last year and hasn\u2019t found it at the plate this year,\u201d Venable said Saturday. \u201cA little bit of a higher strikeout rate, but a guy that hits lefties really well, producing different things.<\/p>\n \u201c(He\u2019s) a guy that we can go to work on and help progress at the plate. At his floor, a really good defender that can run the bases, a really good athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n Also before the game, the Sox recalled left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from Charlotte and optioned left-hander Tyler Schweitzer to Charlotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Springfield native Sam Antonacci grew up a St. Louis Cardinals fan. 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White Sox left fielder Sam Antonacci slides into third base as he advances from second on a fly ball in the first inning against the Royals on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Rate Field. (Chris Sweda\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n