Lenyn José Sosa (born January 25, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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 Sosa with the White Sox in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox – No. 50 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: January 25, 2000 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| June 23, 2022, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .229 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 50 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editSosa signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent on July 2, 2016.[1] Sosa made his professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona League White Sox in 2017, hitting .270/.330/.359 in 42 games. In 2018, Sosa played for the rookie-level Great Falls Voyagers, batting .294/.317/.406 with 4 home runs, 35 RBI, and 2 stolen bases. For the 2019 season, Sosa played with the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators, where he hit .252/.292/.371 with 7 home runs and 51 RBI across 122 games.
Sosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He split the 2021 season between the High-A Winston-Salem Dash and Double-A Birmingham Barons, hitting .271/.300/.401 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI across 117 games. Sosa was assigned to Double-A Birmingham to begin the 2022 season.
Sosa was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the majors for the first time on June 23, 2022.[3] He collected his first career hit on June 26, roping a double off of Baltimore Orioles starter Jordan Lyles.[4] On August 9, during the second game of a double-header, Sosa hit his first Major League home run off of Kansas City Royals pitcher Jonathan Heasley.[5]
Sosa was optioned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2023 season.[6] In 52 games for Chicago, he batted .201/.224/.348 with 6 home runs and 14 RBI. Sosa was again optioned to Triple–A Charlotte to begin the 2024 season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "2016 International Reviews: Chicago White Sox". March 29, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "White Sox call up top infield prospect Lenyn Sosa". June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Lenyn Sosa's first MLB hit | June 26, 2022". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Lenyn Sosa's first career home run was amazing to see". August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ "White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: To open year at Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "White Sox reassign Lenyn Sosa to minor league camp". nbcsportschicago.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet