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Charlotte Knights
Record 6-0 (last week), 35-28 (first half), 35-28 (overall)<\/p>\n

Knights Players of the Week
Braden Montgomery .455\/.581\/.636, 22 at-bats<\/p>\n

Michael Turner .478\/.500\/.565, 23 at-bats
Dustin Harris .400\/.458\/.550, 20 at-bats
Ryan Galanie .313\/.333\/.688, 16 at-bats
Dru Baker .333\/.368\/.556, 18 at-bats
Caden Connor .263\/.417\/.579, 19 at-bats
Kyle Teel Did not play (right knee, expected to miss 3-6 weeks)
William Bergolla Jr. Did not play (7-day IL from shin bruise)<\/p>\n

Hagen Smith 9 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 18 K
Jonathan Cannon 4 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 6 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Shane Murphy 4 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Tyler Schweitzer 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K
Adisyn Coffey 4 2\/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Garrett Schoenle 4 2\/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Shane Smith Did not play (7-day IL, expected to miss a couple of weeks due to a right rotator cuff strain)
Tanner McDougal Did not play (7-day IL, will be shut down for several weeks due to a flexor strain)<\/p>\n

The Knights did a lot of things right during their series in Durham against the Bulls (24-39). The Knights swept Durham, and they are now within 3.5 games of first place in the International League East. Charlotte\u2019s run differential is +92, which leads the entire International League.<\/p>\n

Outfielder Braden Montgomery, 23, won his first Knight of the Week award. Montgomery got promoted to Triple-A on May 5, and it did not take long before he started making a positive impact. This week, Montgomery went 10-for-22 with a homer, a double, seven walks, and eight RBIs. Montgomery\u2019s three-run homer on Friday was an enormous moment during a 4-3 victory that helped the Knights preserve their undefeated record for the week. That resulted in a 1.217 OPS to raise his season OPS to .970 across 27 games in Double-A and 29 games in Triple-A. Montgomery\u2019s bat and ability to play center field make him an excellent prospect and a strong candidate for a promotion. Montgomery is still quite young, but he is clearing every hurdle on his road to the majors.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention goes to starting pitcher Hagen Smith, who opposing hitters could not solve. Smith only allowed one run in nine innings, and incredibly, he collected 18 strikeouts. Smith, 22, made two starts, and he finished with nine strikeouts in each of them despite being removed in the fifth inning both times. This excellent week lowered Smith\u2019s season ERA from 4.42 to 3.78.<\/p>\n

2026 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Korey Lee (March 27-April 5)
Oliver Dunn (April 6-12)
Shane Smith (April 13-19)
Jarred Kelenic (April 20-26)
Oliver Dunn (April 27-May 3)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 4-10)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 11-17)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 18-24)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 25-31)
Braden Montgomery (June 1-7)<\/p>\n

Birmingham Barons
Record 2-4 (last week), 21-35 (first half), 21-35 (overall)<\/p>\n

Barons Player of the Week
Dylan Cumming 6 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K<\/p>\n

Colby Shelton .182\/.250\/.364, 22 at-bats
Jordan Sprinkle .360\/.433\/.400, 2-for-3 stolen bases, 25 at-bats
Jeral Perez .318\/.318\/.545, 22 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .250\/.407\/.250, 20 at-bats
Anthony DePino .278\/.481\/.444, 18 at-bats
Drake Logan .333\/.444\/.400, 15 at-bats<\/p>\n

Connor McCullough 8 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Jackson Kelley 4 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Gabe Davis 4 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K
Phil Fox 3 2\/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Jake Palisch 4 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 2 K<\/p>\n

The Barons stumbled in Knoxville against the Smokies (30-26), dropping four of six to fall to 21-35 overall.<\/p>\n

Despite losing the series, the Barons had some impressive performances, and pitcher Dylan Cumming played a large role in one of Birmingham\u2019s victories. On Wednesday, Cumming pitched six shutout innings, only allowing four hits. The Barons proceeded to win that game by a score of 2-0, so they needed Cumming to be on top of his game to steal that one. The Smokies scored a total of 41 runs (6.83 per game), so they gave the Barons pitching staff many problems overall. As a result, Cumming\u2019s excellent start allowed him to stand out quite a bit from the crowd.<\/p>\n

2026 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
Samuel Zavala (April 6-12)
Braden Montgomery (April 13-19)
Alec Makarewicz (April 20-26)
Wilfred Veras (April 27-May 3)
Jake Palisch (May 4-10)
Wilfred Veras (May 11-17)
Alec Makarewicz (May 18-24)
Drake Logan (May 25-31)
Dylan Cumming (June 1-7)<\/p>\n

Winston-Salem Dash
Record 3-3 (last week), 33-24 (first half), 33-24 (overall)<\/p>\n

Dash Player of the Week
Caleb Bonemer .261\/.393\/.739, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 23 at-bats<\/p>\n

George Wolkow .208\/.259\/.375, 24 at-bats
Boston Smith .294\/.429\/.588, 17 at-bats
Kyle Lodise .050\/.269\/.050, 3-for-3 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .190\/.370\/.238, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 21 at-bats
Kaleb Freeman .300\/.588\/.500, 10 at-bats
Bryce Eblin .286\/.375\/1.143, seven at-bats<\/p>\n

Justin Sinibaldi 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Jack Young 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Drew McDaniel 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Liam Paddack 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Mason Adams 6 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 7 K<\/p>\n

The Dash won three consecutive low-scoring games to open the series, but they struggled to prevent runs over the weekend. As a result, the Dash settled for a series split against the Spartanburgers (28-28).<\/p>\n

Incredibly, Caleb Bonemer went four weeks without a Dash of the Week award. However, Bonemer, 20, returned to familiar territory this week, going 6-for-23 with two homers, a triple, three doubles, two walks, and a stolen base in his only attempt. Many pitchers have been overly cautious with Bonemer in recent weeks, and it is difficult to blame them. Bonemer did get some opportunities against the Spartanburgers, and he took advantage. Bonemer\u2019s big week boosted his OPS back up to .996, putting him on the verge of returning above the 1.000 mark, where he spent much of the season.<\/p>\n

2026 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Caleb Bonemer (April 6-12)
Colby Shelton (April 13-19)
Colby Shelton (April 20-26)
Caleb Bonemer (April 27-May 3)
Colby Shelton (May 4-10)
Boston Smith (May 11-17)
George Wolkow (May 18-24)
Morris Austin (May 25-31)
Caleb Bonemer (June 1-7)<\/p>\n

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 3-3 (last week), 29-28 (first half), 29-28 (overall)<\/p>\n

Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
James Taussig .350\/.435\/.850, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 20 at-bats<\/p>\n

Ryan Galvan .067\/.176\/.067, 15 at-bats
Jaden Fauske .095\/.136\/.143, 21 at-bats
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n .167\/.318\/.333, 18 at-bats
Abraham N\u00fa\u00f1ez .217\/.333\/.348, 23 at-bats
Derek Cerda .273\/.429\/.364, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 11 at-bats<\/p>\n

Truman Pauley 8 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 7 BB, 9 K
Riley Eikhoff 5 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 8 K
Max Banks 4 2\/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Caedmon Parker 4 1\/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, 9 K
Landen Payne 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K<\/p>\n

The Cannon Ballers split a competitive series in Hickory against the Crawdads (31-24) to remain a game better than .500. Hickory is tied for first place in the close division of the Carolina League South, and Kannapolis trails them by three games.<\/p>\n

Outfielder James Taussig, 23, continued his hot streak at the plate. After winning his first SSS award last week, Taussig kept the good times rolling. Taussig went 7-for-20 with three homers, a double, two walks, eight RBIs, and a stolen base in his only attempt. Taussig has boosted his season slash line to .250\/.370\/.545, as he has been a very tough customer for pitchers.<\/p>\n

2026 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Stiven Flores (April 6-12)
Abraham N\u00fa\u00f1ez (April 13-19)
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n (April 20-26)
Arxy Hern\u00e1ndez (April 27-May 3)
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n (May 4-10)
Max Banks (May 11-17)
Riley Eikhoff (May 18-24)
James Taussig (May 25-31)
James Taussig (June 1-7)<\/p>\n

ACL White Sox
Record 2-3 (last week), 9-17 (first half), 9-17 (overall)<\/p>\n

Complex Sox Player of the Week
Yordani Soto .571\/.625\/1.143, 2-for-3 stolen bases, seven at-bats<\/p>\n

Alan Escobar .500\/.500\/.600, 10 at-bats
Nick McLain .455\/.538\/.636, 11 at-bats
Alejandro Cruz .286\/.375\/.429, 14 at-bats
Eduardo Herrera .364\/.417\/.455, 11 at-bats
Jurdrick Profar .286\/.444\/.714, seven at-bats<\/p>\n

Orlando Suarez 5 2\/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 6 BB, 6 K
Fidel Montero 3 2\/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Justin Fuson 4 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Reinder Gomez 3 1\/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K<\/p>\n

The Complex Sox had another sub-.500 week, dropping three of five and are now eight below .500.<\/p>\n

Yordani Soto, 17, only played in three games, but he made his time on the field count. Soto, who is primarily a shortstop, went 4-for-7 with a homer, a double, and a walk. Soto led the team in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage among players with at least five at-bats. Overall, Soto is slashing .250\/.324\/.531 in 22 games, and he is off to a fast start to his career. This is Soto\u2019s second Complex Sox Player of the Week award in the past three weeks.<\/p>\n

2026 Complex Sox Players of the Week
Alexander Albertus (May 4-10)
Eduardo Herrera (May 11-17)
Yordani Soto (May 18-24)
Jos\u00e9 M. Mendoza (May 25-31)
Yordani Soto (June 1-7)<\/p>\n

DSL White Sox
Record 2-3 (last week), 2-3 (first half), 2-3 (overall)<\/p>\n

DSL White Sox Player of the Week
Carlos Vielma .588\/.682\/1.000, 17 at-bats<\/p>\n

Hector Paulino .316\/.300\/.632, 19 at-bats
Sebastian Romero .353\/.429\/.706, 17 at-bats
Samuel Luis .455\/.647\/.636, 11 at-bats
Nestor P\u00e9rez .417\/.500\/.500, 12 at-bats
Ronald Cardozo .429\/.643\/.571, seven at-bats<\/p>\n

David Colmenares 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Yordany Marte 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Jhoriel De La Rosa 3 2\/3 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Erlyn Lauriano 3 2\/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K<\/p>\n

The DSL White Sox<\/a> got off to a mediocre start, winning two of five with a -11 run differential during their first week of the season. The team put 39 runs on the board (7.8 per game), but unfortunately, they allowed 50 (10.0 per game).<\/p>\n

Infielder Carlos Vielma, 16, was on fire during his first week as a professional. Vielma, whose playing time was pretty evenly split at second base and third base, went 10-for-17 with two triples, three doubles, and five walks. That resulted in a 1.682 OPS that comfortably led the team. The season opener was Vielma\u2019s debut, and incredibly, he went 3-for-5 with two triples in that game.<\/p>\n

2026 DSL White Sox Players of the Week
Carlos Vielma (June 1-7)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte KnightsRecord 6-0 (last week), 35-28 (first half), 35-28 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekBraden Montgomery .455\/.581\/.636, 22…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":720766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[5,138,49,66755,2561,4,396,2562],"class_list":["post-720765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-white-sox","tag-baseball","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-chicago-white-sox-prospects","tag-chicagowhitesox","tag-mlb","tag-white-sox","tag-whitesox"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116715714216492637","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}