Foster (back) elected free agency Monday.
The White Sox removed Foster from their 40-man roster and he has chosen free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. Foster finished the 2024 season on the injured list with a back injury and it's not clear what his current health situation is.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: To IL with back injury
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Foster was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a lower-back disc herniation.
The move is retroactive to Sept. 12. Foster has given up two runs in 3.2 innings over four appearances since getting recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Sept. 3. Jake Eder was promoted in a corresponding move.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Recalled from Triple-A
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The White Sox recalled Foster from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Foster made two scoreless appearances last month during his first stint in the big leagues since he had Tommy John surgery in August 2023. The right-hander will offer interim manager Grady Sizemore a fresh relief arm after he used his bullpen to cover 4.2 innings in Monday's loss to the Orioles.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Returned to Charlotte
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The White Sox returned Foster to Triple-A Charlotte after Wednesday's doubleheader versus Texas.
Foster threw two scoreless innings while serving as Chicago's opener in the nightcap, giving up two hits and a walk while recording a strikeout. He'll now return to the minors and continue to serve as organizational bullpen depth, though given his effectiveness in both the majors and Triple-A, there's a good chance he makes another appearance for the White Sox before the end of the year.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Demoted to Triple-A
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Foster was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.
Foster was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday after making a full recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he'll be sent to work in the minors after making one appearance with the big club. He tossed a scoreless frame Friday against Houston, collecting one strikeout and a hold in the process.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Activated from IL
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The White Sox reinstated Foster (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
Foster's lengthy recovery from Tommy John surgery in April 2023 is finally complete, as he joins the White Sox active roster Friday. The 27-year-old made 14 minor-league rehab appearances, 11 for Triple-A Charlotte, in which he logged a 2.31 ERA and 17 Ks across 11.2 innings. Dominic Leone (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Resuming rehab assignment
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White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said Monday that Foster (elbow/back) is expected to resume his rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte in the next day or two, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Foster has missed the entirety of the 2024 season so far while recovering from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent April 19, 2023. He suffered a strained back earlier in July while on his rehab assignment with Charlotte, prompting a shutdown. Once healthy, Foster will likely be used in low-leverage spots out of the White Sox bullpen.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Rehab paused due to strained back
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Foster's (elbow) returned to Chicago on Wednesday after his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte was paused due to a strained back, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Foster will be further examined in Chicago, but he doesn't appear to be dealing with a major setback, as the White Sox haven't ruled out sending him back out on his rehab assignment as soon as this weekend. The right-hander hasn't pitched in the majors since September 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery but could be a factor in the White Sox's bullpen in the second half.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Rehab continuing at Triple-A
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Foster (elbow) was transferred to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Foster made three appearances in the Arizona Complex League, allowing one run on four hits across three innings. The 27-year-old will take the next, and possibly final, step in his rehab by pitching at Triple-A. Foster hasn't pitched in the majors since Sept. 2022 due to Tommy John surgery. He could be cleared in late July.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Starts up rehab assignment
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Foster (elbow) began a rehab assignment Monday in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, striking out two over a scoreless inning.
Foster is working his way back from April 2023 Tommy John surgery, so he'll likely need the full 30-day rehab window to get fully ramped up. The right-hander opened his rehab assignment Monday on a positive note and is expected to make at least a few more appearances in the ACL before eventually moving up to one of the White Sox's higher-level affiliates. During his last healthy season in 2022, Foster made 48 appearances out of the White Sox bullpen and turned in a 4.40 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 45 innings.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Shifts to 60-day IL
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Foster (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Friday.
The right-hander is recovering from Tommy John surgery he underwent last April and will be sidelined for at least the first two months of the 2024 campaign. Foster is aiming to return sometime over the summer.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Undergoes Tommy John surgery
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Foster underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow earlier this week, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Foster has been out all season with what had been termed a forearm strain, but clearly there was more significant damage to his pitching arm. He'll likely be out until around midseason next year.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Shifted to 60-day IL
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Foster was transferred to the 60-day injured list by the White Sox on Friday with a right flexor strain.
The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster and ensures that Foster won't make it back until at least late May. It's not clear whether the reliever is in the midst of a throwing program or remains shut down.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Sent to 15-day injured list
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The White Sox placed Foster (forearm0 on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
The injury cropped up for Foster in mid-March. It's not clear at this point how long he might be sidelined, but he remains shut down from throwing for the time being.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Battling forearm strain
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Foster has been shut down due to a right forearm strain, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
The White Sox don't currently have a timetable for the reliever but hope to have one by the end of camp. That would seem to suggest Foster might be sidelined for a while, but it sounds like there should be more clarity by the end of next week. Foster held a 4.40 ERA over 48 appearances with the big club in 2022.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Sent down Monday
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Foster was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.
Foster made five relief appearances for the White Sox in August and posted a 1.80 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in five innings. The right-hander had been with the major-league club since the start of the regular season but will head to the minors after Vince Velasquez (finger) was reinstated from the injured list Monday.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Back with team
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Foster returned from the bereavement list Tuesday.
Foster had been away from the team since Friday. He'll return to his role in the bullpen, where he's given up one run on three hits in 6.1 innings so far this season.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Called up from minors
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The White Sox recalled Foster from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
Foster was initially optioned to Triple-A on April 1, but the White Sox will bring him back from the minors less than a week later after reliever Ryan Burr (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday. While he's up with the big club, Foster will likely be limited to low-leverage work out of Chicago's bullpen.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Optioned to Triple-A
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Foster was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.
Foster threw 39 innings for the White Sox last season but struggled to a 6.00 ERA. He could return when the team needs bullpen depth, but it's no surprise to see him off the roster to start the year.
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White Sox's Matt Foster: Up as extra man
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Foster was called up to serve as the 29th man for Thursday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Foster gives the team an additional bullpen option. He hasn't been good in 35.2 major-league innings this season, struggling to a 6.06 ERA, so he'll likely be limited to lower-leverage situations.
