Skole was released by the White Sox on Friday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Skole rejoined the White Sox on a minor-league deal in January after making brief appearances for the major-league squad the past two seasons. The 30-year-old hit .248/.384/.497 with 21 home runs for Triple-A Charlotte in 2019, but he'll hit free agency ahead of the shortened 2020 season.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Joins White Sox on minors deal
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Skole signed with the White Sox as a non-roster invitee Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Skole recorded a .208 batting average with seven runs and six RBI in 27 games for the White Sox last season before being released to minor-league free agency in October. The veteran designated hitter will get another chance to impress the coaching staff this spring in an attempt to land a spot on the White Sox roster for the third time.
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Matt Skole: Needs new club
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Skole was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday in order to be released to minor-league free agency at the end of the World Series.
Skole got into just 27 games at the big-league level, hitting just .208/.275/.236. As a 30-year-old with only 93 MLB plate appearances under his belt, he's unlikely to be a coveted asset on the market this winter.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Not starting finale
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Skole (abdomen) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.
Skole hasn't seen the field since leaving Wednesday's game with right abdominal tightness and won't rejoin the starting nine for the season finale.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Remains sidelined
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Skole (abdomen) is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.
Skole sat out the matinee and hasn't seen the field since exiting Wednesday's game with right abdominal tightness. The 30-year-old will have one final chance to rejoin the starting nine in Sunday's season finale.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sitting Game 1
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Skole (abdomen) is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers.
Skole was removed from Wednesday's contest due to right abdominal tightness and he'll remain on the bench for the second straight game. It's unclear if the 30-year-old will be available off the bench or for the nightcap.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Leaves Wednesday's game
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Skole exited Wednesday's game against the Indians with right abdominal tightness.
The 30-year-old went 0-for-2 with a strikeout as the designated hitter prior to being replaced during the fifth inning by Welington Castillo. Skole should be considered day-to-day for the time being.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Returns to lineup
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Skole went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
Skole started at designated hitter, the first time in six games he's been in the White Sox's starting lineup. The 30-year-old Skole is expected to get spotty playing time over the final month while the White Sox look to give opportunities to rookie Zack Collins, another left-handed batter. Skole is batting .238/.300/.270 and will enter the offseason as a free agent.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sitting Tuesday
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Skole is not in the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland.
Skole had served as the designated hitter in Monday's contest. Zack Collins starts there Tuesday.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sitting again Sunday
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Skole is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.
Skole hasn't started in any of the White Sox's three games this weekend with no designated-hitter spot available in the National League park. He should see his playing time pick up during the upcoming week, when the White Sox will play seven contests against American League foes.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sitting in NL park
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Skole is not in the lineup Saturday against the Braves.
Skole will head to the bench Saturday with no DH spot available in the Braves' ballpark. Since joining the White Sox at the beginning of August, the 30-year-old is slashing .226/.300/.264 with two doubles and a 33.3 percent strikeout rate in 19 games.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sits for third straight
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Skole remains on the bench Tuesday against the Twins.
Skole was on the bench for each of the last two games with lefties on the mound for the opposition. He sits Tuesday despite the Twins starting righty Michael Pineda, with Ryan Goins serving as the designated hitter.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Resting again Sunday
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Skole is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
The lefty-hitting Skole will bow out of the lineup for a second straight day with the Rangers bringing southpaw Brock Burke to the hill for the series finale. Eloy Jimenez will fill Skole's usual spot as Chicago's designated hitter.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Out of lineup Saturday
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Skole is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Rangers.
Eloy Jimenez will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against left-hander Kolby Allard. Skole is just 3-for-18 with five strikeouts in his last six starts. The left-handed DH has one hit in six at-bats against southpaws.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Returns to lineup
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Skole started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Angels.
Skole, who had been a regular at designated hitter since joining the White Sox on Aug. 2, was held out of the starting lineup the previous four games.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Sitting continues Saturday
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Skole remains out of the starting lineup Saturday against the Angels.
James McCann will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth against right-hander Noe Ramirez. Skole's fourth straight absence comes while slashing .259/.310/.296 across 27 August at-bats. The left-handed-hitting first baseman owns a .652 OPS in 24 plate appearances against righties.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Retreats to bench vs. lefty
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Skole isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
Skole will check out of Friday night's lineup with a lefty in Patrick Sandoval slated to toe the rubber for the opposition. Welington Castillo is set to serve as the designated hitter and will bat sixth in Skole's absence.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Checks out of lineup
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Skole is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
With the Astros using a lefty starting pitcher (Wade Miley) for the series finale, Skole will bow out of the lineup as Welington Castillo checks in as the White Sox's designated hitter. Skole, who has posted a .607 OPS since being called up from the minors earlier this month, still appears to be manager Rick Renteria's preferred DH versus right-handed pitching.
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White Sox's Matt Skole: Getting run with White Sox
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Skole will be the designated hitter and bat cleanup Saturday against Oakland.
Skole was called up to the big-league club on Aug. 2 and appeared only as a pinch hitter in his first three games. However, including Saturday, he's now started four of the team's past six contests. He's 2-for-12 with seven strikeouts in those starts, but the team appears intent on giving him continued opportunities.
