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5/23/25 | Chris Getz and the Chicago White Sox lied to everybody about Tim Elko. The Chicago White Sox are sending first baseman Tim Elko back to the minor leagues after 10 MLB appearances, exposing a big lie they have been telling everyone for weeks. Two weeks ago, the Chicago White Sox called up Tim Elko to make his Major League debut because he was forcing their hand in the minor leagues. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/chris-getz-chicago-w... |
5/22/25 | Tim Elko Leads Chicago White Sox In Powerful Category. When Tim Elko connects, it usually goes a long way. Through his first 32 major league plate appearances, Elko has three home runs. Two of them rank as the hardest-hit home runs of the 2025 White Sox season, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com. On Wednesday, a solo home run off Mariners starter Logan Evans left Elko's bat at 110.6 mph and flew an estimated 407 feet. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/stats/tim-elko-lea... |
5/17/25 | Tim Elko's Power Translates In First Week With White Sox. One week into Tim Elko's MLB career, one thing has stood out. In the fifth inning of Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Elko drove Matthew Boyd's fastball 425 feet over the right-center field wall. It left his bat with an exit velocity of 111.1 mph, tied for the 88th hardest-hit ball in MLB this season and second among White Sox, per Statcast. Elko said he takes pride in being able to hit the ball the other way. "Got to a 3-1 count and was looking for something in the middle of the zone and got a pretty good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it," Elko said. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/news/tim-elko-powe... |
5/15/25 | Tim Elko is here to hit home runs for the Chicago White Sox and push Andrew Vaughn. Tim Elko's first career hit was a home run, but his impact on the White Sox goes beyond the box score. It took Tim Elko just six big-league at-bats to show why the Chicago White Sox should have called him up sooner. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/tim-elko-helping-whi... |
5/12/25 | Elko makes his first hit count: His 3-run homer lifts the White Sox over the Marlins 4-2. Tim Elko's first big league hit was a homer — and a decisive one at that. Elko's three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning put the Chicago White Sox ahead to stay, and they went on to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Elko hit .348 for Triple-A Charlotte this season, with 10 home runs in 31 games. “I want to come here and help us win games and do whatever I can to do that,” Elko told MLB.com. Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/05/elko-makes-his-fir... |
5/12/25 | Rebels in the Pros: The Legend of Tim Elko Continues. Cap was called up to the White Sox after four years in the minors and made an immediate impact Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rebels-pros-legen... |
5/11/25 | Tim Elko's first career HR helps White Sox dispatch Marlins. May 11 - Tim Elko drilled a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning for his first career hit and Mike Vasil pitched effectively in relief to boost the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday. Chicago benefited from timely hitting and a strong bullpen to capture its second straight home series. Vasil (2-1) sparked the effort with three innings of one-run relief with one walk and one strikeout. Cam Booser pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara fell to 2-5 while losing his fifth successive start. Alcantara found a rhythm after allowing Andrew Vaughn's RBI single in the third inning before encountering trouble Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/tim-elkos-... |
5/10/25 | With Tim Elko called up, here's what the Chicago White Sox lineup should look like every day. The Chicago White Sox have called up first base prospect Tim Elko to make his major league debut, giving the team a clear starting lineup that should be followed every day. Chicago White Sox designated hitter Tim Elko (91) hits a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning at Sloan Park. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/tim-elko-called-up-c... |
5/10/25 | White Sox looking to ignite offense in encounter vs. Marlins. Tim Elko's professional journey began in 2022, when the Chicago White Sox selected the first baseman in the 10th round of the draft out of Mississippi. Elko reportedly is set to make his major league debut on Saturday when the White Sox continue a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins. Elko will be recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, where he was batting .348 with 10 home runs in 31 games. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/white-sox-... |
5/09/25 | White Sox promoting first-base prospect Tim Elko to major leagues Saturday. White Sox fans got one of their own as the new pope. The team is bringing first baseman Tim Elko up from the minor leagues Saturday, a source confirmed to the Sun-Times. Elko has been the subject of many fans' online pleas as he's started the season with big numbers at Triple-A Charlotte, entering Friday with a .348/.431/.670 slash line to go along with 10 home runs in 31 games. Meanwhile, Andrew Vaughn's struggles at the major league level – a .186/.223/.293 line with three homers in 36 games – have made plenty of fans beg for the Sox to swap first basemen. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/05/09/... |
5/07/25 | Carson McCusker's loud contact and huge power getting harder to ignore. After two mammoth homers Tuesday night, Carson McCusker's bat is sending a very clear message to the Minnesota Twins that he could be ready for a chance in the big leagues. With nine homers this season, McCusker is tied for the second most in the minors. Only two players — Otto Kemp of the Phillies and Tim Elko of the White Sox — have more homers (10 apiece). McCusker is second in the minors with one homer for every 10.89 at-bats. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota-twins-news/... |
5/03/25 | White Sox Director of Player Development Paul Janish Comments On Tim Elko's Powerful Start. Tim Elko was named Chicago White Sox minor league player of the month for March and April after posting a .367/.448/.711/1.159 slash line with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. The 26-year-old first baseman homered eight times in a 10-game span from April 16-27 and now leads all minor league hitters with 10 home runs. White Sox director of player development Paul Janish spoke Saturday about the strong start to Elko's fourth minor league season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/news/chicago-white... |
5/02/25 | The easiest way for the White Sox to find room for Tim Elko on the 26-man roster. How the Chicago White Sox can easily make room on their roster and call-up surging prospect Tim Elko. White Sox fans are beginning to grow restless while they wait for 1B prospect Tim Elko to make his way to Chicago. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/tim-elko-chicago-whi... |
5/01/25 | White Sox prospect is on pace to steal 105 bases in the minor leagues this year. White Sox prospect and minor league shortstop Jordan Sprinkle is having a notable start to the 2025 season on the base paths. When most Chicago White Sox fans try to think of a prospect in the organization with eye-popping statistics, they probably think of Tim Elko's nine (9) home runs in April or the electric start to Braden Montgomery's pro career. Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/white-sox-prospect-j... |
4/25/25 | 4 Chicago White Sox prospects currently on a hot streak. 4 Chicago White Sox prospects currently on a hot streak Tim Elko is making it hard to keep him at Triple-A. By Todd Welter | Share on Facebook Share on X Copy Article Emilee Chinn/GettyImages Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Reddit Copy Article Tim Elko keeps making it hard for the Chicago White Sox to keep at Triple-A. While the front office has recently said nice things about Elko, the team's leadership keeps quietly showing what it actually thinks about the older prospect by still not promoting his power bat. The hot streak he continues to be on at some point hopefully forces the White Sox to give him a shot. Elko blasted two home runs for Charlotte last night. TIM ELKO WITH ANOTHER MULTI-HOMER Source: https://southsideshowdown.com/4-chicago-white-sox-... |
2/23/25 | WATCH: Former Ole Miss Star Tim Elko Hits Solo Home Run in Spring Training At-Bat. The Ole Miss Rebels' baseball season is underway in Oxford, but some of its former stars are also making names for themselves at the professional level. Ole Miss legend Tim Elko is still part of the Chicago White Sox organization, and his power at the plate hasn't taken a back seat during the offseason. In fact, during a spring training at-bat on Saturday, Elko hit a solo home run to the right field bullpen against the Chicago Cubs. Elko was a huge part of Ole Miss' national championship run in 2022, and he was named a NCBWA Third Team All-American as a result. Source: https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/baseball/watch-... |
6/07/24 | Former Ole Miss stars Tim Elko, Jacob Gonzalez relishing chance to play together again. Former Ole Miss first baseman Tim Elko can’t say he was surprised when he saw Jacob Gonzalez get a hit in his first game with the Birmingham Barons on May 21. He saw the former star Rebels shortstop do that plenty during their time together in Oxford. After two years of being separated, Elko and Gonzalez are teammates once again, this time with the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/former-ole-miss-stars-tim... |
2/23/24 | Look: Ole Miss baseball legend Tim Elko homers in 1st spring training at-bat with White Sox. Ole Miss baseball product Tim Elko made an instant impact in a Chicago White Sox uniform as a non-roster spring training invitee. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/look-ole-miss-baseball-le... |