Meidroth went 2-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run during Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Astros on Wednesday.
Chicago's second baseman went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Game 1 on Tuesday, and he followed up Wednesday with a three-run blast in the sixth inning to provide some key insurance runs in the 7-3, series-clinching victory. Those two playoff games are the first of Meidroth's young career, and he's hit the ground running after he posted a .276/.350/.415 slash line with 16 long balls, four steals, 63 RBI and 90 runs in 154 games during the 2026 regular season.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Ready to go for Game 1
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Meidroth (hamstring) will start at second base and bat eighth Tuesday in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series in Houston.
Meidroth's final regular-season start came last Thursday, as he dealt with a left hamstring issue down the stretch. He did appear off the bench Saturday, and the infielder is ready to give it a go in his first career postseason contest. Meidroth was one of the White Sox's better hitters in the second half, slashing .286/.364/.473 with nine home runs.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Sitting again Saturday
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Meidroth (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Meidroth will get another day off to recover from a hamstring issue that's been bothering him as the White Sox aim to get him as healthy as possible for the postseason. Sam Antonacci will start at second base as a result, opening up left field for Randal Grichuk.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Battling hamstring discomfort
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Meidroth is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies due to left hamstring discomfort, James Fegan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Manager Will Venable downplayed the issue, saying that the 25-year-old is available off the bench. However, Meidroth is reportedly playing through a variety of injuries, and with Chicago now locked into the playoffs, it wouldn't be surprising to see him receive additional rest over the final weekend of the regular season.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: On bench Friday
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Meidroth is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
Meidroth has been running hot lately, collecting multiple hits in each of his last three games and slashing .385/.429/.615 over his last 10 games. However, he will get a breather Friday as the White Sox go with Sam Antonacci at second base and Randal Grichuk in left field against right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Flashes power and speed in rout
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Meidroth went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Tigers.
Meidroth stole a base and came around to score in the second inning before launching a two-run homer in the fifth. The 25-year-old has gone hitless in four of his past 10 games, but he has managed five extra-base hits, seven RBI and nine runs scored in that span. For the year, he's slashing .268/.343/.401 with 15 home runs, 58 RBI, 87 runs scored and four steals across 629 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Idle Sunday
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Meidroth is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game with the Twins.
After an 0-for-4 performance Saturday, Meidroth will sit out the final game of a three-game set Sunday against the Twins. Sam Antonacci will move over to second base and lead off for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Remains out Tuesday
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Meidroth (wrist) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Reds.
Meidroth will sit out his second consecutive game as he tends to discomfort in his left wrist. Sam Antonacci will move over to second base again and bat eighth for the White Sox in their series opener against Cincinnati.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Knocks in pair
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Meidroth went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI on Friday against the Astros.
Meidroth was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the first inning to account for his first RBI, and then he tallied an additional RBI with a double in the fifth. The performance continued his strong July, as he's hitting .295 with nine RBI and seven runs scored across 17 contests.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Four knocks in win
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Meidroth went 4-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.
His first two hits of the game were RBI singles. Meidroth has had a fairly consistent July at the plate, batting .293 (17-for-58) with four multi-hit efforts over 16 games. However, just three of those hits have gone for extra bases, and he's added only seven RBI. Meidroth is batting .277 with a .729 OPS, seven home runs, 34 RBI, 57 runs scored, 17 doubles and two stolen bases over 98 contests this season.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Handed rest Sunday
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Meidroth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Meidroth will hit the bench for the first time since June 20 while Sam Antonacci spells him at the keystone. While starting Chicago's last 22 games, Meidroth slashed .263/.344/.338 with one home run, no stolen bases, 13 runs and seven RBI.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Knocks in only run in win
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Meidroth went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI on Saturday against the Athletics.
Meidroth drove in the only run of the contest in the sixth inning with a two-out double. He has a modest four-game hitting streak going and has multiple hits with an RBI in each of his last two contests. Meidroth has shown significant growth during his second year in the majors, improving his batting average to .272 while already matching his total from 2025 with 54 runs scored.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Four-hit effort in rout
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Meidroth went 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 22-1 win over the Royals.
Meidroth drove in runs in the third and seventh innings en route to his first four-hit effort of the season. It continued a solid-yet-unspectacular June for the 24-year-old, who's hitting .293 with four extra-base hits, nine RBI and 11 runs scored through 21 games this month. On the season, he's slashing .276/.340/.384 with six home runs, 27 RBI, 47 runs scored and two steals across 331 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Getting rest Saturday
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Meidroth isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
The White Sox will give Meidroth a break Saturday after he went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts during a loss in Friday's series opener. Sam Antonacci will shift to second base, opening up left field for Randal Grichuk.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Crushes grand slam in win
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Meidroth went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 15-2 win versus the Twins.
Meidroth expanded the White Sox's lead to 12 with his seventh-inning grand slam off Travis Adams. The 24-year-old has already matched his home-run total from last season (5) over 122 games through just 52 contests while also raising his OPS from last season's .649 to .739. It was also Meidroth's first career grand slam.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Lifts third homer Tuesday
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Meidroth went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Royals.
Meidroth delivered the biggest swing of the night in the fifth inning, taking Stephen Kolek deep for a three-run homer that capped Chicago's five-run frame and gave the White Sox a lead. The blast was his third homer of the season as the infielder continues a strong stretch at the plate. Since the start of May, Meidroth is batting 13-for-39 (.333) with seven runs scored and a 10-game hitting streak. He's now slashing .277/.345/.399 with three homers, nine doubles, eight RBI and 26 runs scored across 167 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Five-game hitting streak
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Meidroth went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a double Sunday against the Athletics.
Meidroth had a concerning start to the season due to an elevated strikeout rate, though his performance has improved of late. He extended his hitting streak to five games Sunday, highlighted by a leadoff single in the first inning and a two-out double one frame later. In that five-game span, Meidroth has gone 8-for-20 with six runs scored and a stolen base.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Reaching base regularly
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Meidroth has a .441 on-base percentage across 34 plate appearances in the Cactus League.
Meidroth has primarily served as Chicago's leadoff hitter this spring, though he has also hit second on a few occasions. His skillset is similar to what he showed as a rookie in 2025, as he's striking out at just an 11.8 percent clip while walking slightly over 20 percent of the time. He should reach base consistently and score plenty of runs during the regular season due to his on-base ability and the improved lineup around him.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Racks up four hits in win
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Meidroth went 4-for-5 with a double in Thursday's 11-8 win over the Twins.
Meidroth missed time earlier in the week due to an ankle issue. He was hurt Monday and sat out Tuesday before returning Wednesday. The infielder has gone 18-for-62 (.290) over 17 games since returning from a thumb injury in mid-August. His big performance Thursday has him up to a .258/.334/.331 slash line with four home runs, 13 stolen bases, 21 RBI and 44 runs scored over 101 contests this season.
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White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Activated from 10-day IL
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The White Sox activated Meidroth (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Meidroth missed the minimum amount of time on the injured list with his bruised thumb. In a corresponding move, the White Sox designated Jacob Amaya for assignment. Meidroth is slashing .252/.330/.319 with three home runs, 15 RBI, 36 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and a 33:47 BB:K across 349 plate appearances as a rookie this season.
