White Sox activate catcher Kyle Teel from 10-day injured list

CHICAGO --Kyle Teel is back with the White Sox after missing most of the season because of injuries.

Teel was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, and fellow catcher Drew Romo was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.

A first-round pick in the 2023 amateur draft, Teel was acquired by the White Sox when they traded Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox in December 2024. He hit .273 with eight homers and 35 RBIs in 78 games last year, his first with the White Sox.

But Teel has appeared in just 19 big league games this season, hitting .190 with two homers and 14 RBIs for the American League Central leaders.

Teel strained his right hamstring while playing for Italy in the World Baseball Classic. Then he hurt his right knee while on a rehab assignment for Charlotte.

He made his season debut June 22. But less than a month later, he injured his left ankle trying to tag a runner at home in the second inning of a 10-3 victory at the Texas Rangers. He was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain.

Romo was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets on Jan. 8. He is batting .141 with seven homers and 16 RBIs in 60 games this season. He had no homers and six RBIs in 19 career games, all with the Colorado Rockies, coming into the year.