APRIL 4, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Who is Yermin Mercedes? What to know about hot-hitting White Sox rookie The catcher/DH is off to a sizzling start in 2021. Here's what you need to know about the rookie.
What do the White Sox do with a red-hot Yermín Mercedes? Mercedes' unprecedented early success has created a good problem for the White Sox: where does he fit, and how can they get him at-bats?
APRIL 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Yermin Mercedes: Breaking down each of the Chicago White Sox DH’s at-bats during his stretch of 8 consecutive hits to start the season Chicago White Sox's Yermin Mercedes is the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to begin a season with eight straight hits. Here's a...
APRIL 4, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Chicago White Sox: Yermin Mercedes doubles down on Saturday The Chicago White Sox has seen Yermin Mercedes become a pleasant surprise so far this season. We knew that he could hit but he has come in a...
APRIL 4, 2021 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM
White Sox rookie Yermin Mercedes first player in modern era start season 8-for-8 hitting Yermin Mercedes is the first player since at least 1900 to begin a season with eight consecutive hits.
APRIL 4, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
White Sox's Yermin Mercedes logs record 8 hits in first 8 at-bats of season Chicago White Sox rookie Yermin Mercedes became the first player in the modern era, since 1900, to start a season with eight consecutive hit...
APRIL 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Continues raking Mercedes went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and one run in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Impact After going 5-for-5 in his first big-league start Friday, Mercedes knocked three straight hits to begin Saturday's game, including his first homer as a major leaguer. With that, Mercedes became the first player since 1900 to begin a season with eight consecutive hits, per Elias Sports Bureau. It's an incredible story, but Mercedes is a 28-year-old journeyman and the lack of positional eligibility in many fantasy leagues hurts his case as a top waiver priority.
APRIL 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
White Sox's Yermin Mercedes logs record eight hits in first eight at-bats Chicago White Sox rookie Yermin Mercedes became the first player in the modern era, since 1900, to start a season with eight consecutive hit...
APRIL 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
White Sox's Yermin Mercedes logs record eight hits in first eight MLB at-bats Chicago White Sox rookie Yermin Mercedes became the first player in the modern era, since 1900, to start a season with eight consecutive hit...
APRIL 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Fantasy baseball adds & drops: Yermín Mercedes gets a chance, and top prospects open with jobs Derek VanRiper unearths the the players who should be waiver wire priorities ahead of the first full week slate of the 2021 regular season.
APRIL 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Yermín cranks first HR, starts season 7-for-7 Chicago's Mercedes continues to run at a high level. That Mercedes being Yermín, who had hits in his first two at-bats Saturday against Alex...
APRIL 4, 2021 • MLB.COM
White Sox: Yermin Mercedes is MLB’s breakout star of opening week The White Sox are getting some amazing production out of Yermin Mercedes and he appears to be MLB's breakout star so far. MLB fans need to l...
APRIL 4, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM
Chicago White Sox: Yermin Mercedes is amazing right off the start Yermín Mercedes has been waiting for this opportunity his entire life. After ten years spent grinding in three different organizations along...
APRIL 3, 2021 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM
Friday's main story Mercedes started as the designated hitter and went 5-for-5 with a double and four RBI in Friday's 12-8 win over the Angels.
Impact Mercedes was the top story coming out of Friday's game. The 28-year-old, who made his first Opening Day roster, had one at-bat in the majors prior to a breakout performance in his inaugural MLB start Friday. He's on the roster as a third catcher and part-time DH, but he may gain a larger profile after becoming the first player since 1933 to have five hits in his first MLB start.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Yermín goes 5-for-5: 'I just want to cry' There were times when Yermin Mercedes could have given up on his Major League dream. And to be honest, who could have blamed him. Mercedes h...
APRIL 3, 2021 • MLB.COM
Wins roster spot Mercedes will be on the White Sox's Opening Day roster, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Impact The White Sox will carry three nominal catchers to begin the season, though Mercedes' defense is poor enough that he's unlikely to be anything more than a designated hitter. Starts could be available at that spot if the team goes forward with its somewhat unexpected plan of having Andrew Vaughn fill in for the injured Eloy Jimenez (pectoral) in left field, but with fellow bat-first backstop Zack Collins and leading DH candidate Jake Lamb in the fold, at-bats could be hard to come by for Mercedes.
MARCH 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Nears roster spot Mercedes chances of claiming a roster spot improved Monday when the White Sox released Jonathan Lucroy, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Impact Mercedes slashed .283/.340/.348 with eight RBI over 50 spring plate appearances and showed quick pop times on throws to second base. If he makes the roster, he and Zack Collins will backup starter Yasmani Grandal, and both could operate at DH.
MARCH 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Doubles in spring debut Mercedes went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in Monday's spring game against the Angels.
Impact The White Sox have used Zack Collins and Mercedes in the first two games of the Cactus League, while Yasmani Grandal deals with right-knee inflammation. The club is not going to push Grandal, who began ramping up activity Sunday and is expected to get plenty of at-bats to be ready for Opening Day. Mercedes, who's power stroke during 2020 spring training made headlines, may get some opportunities early this spring, but he's expected to be in the minors when camp breaks.
MARCH 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
AP source: White Sox, C Lucroy agree to minor league deal
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran catcher Jonathan Lucroy, giving them another option behind Yasmani GrandalFEBRUARY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
White Sox option catchers Zack Collins and Yermin Mercedes and pitcher Jose Ruiz to Triple-A Charlotte in procedural roster moves Catchers Zack Collins and Yermin Mercedes were among the options for the 26th spot on the White Sox roster.
MARCH 16, 2020 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
3 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Yermin Mercedes’ message to fans and an injury update from Nick Madrigal Catcher Yermin Mercedes leads the White Sox with four home runs this spring as he tries to make the opening-day roster.
MARCH 11, 2020 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Chicago White Sox: Yermin Mercedes continues to hit well The Chicago White Sox might have a star in the making with Yermin Mercedes. He continues to impress with his strong Spring Training showing....
FEBRUARY 29, 2020 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM
Podcast: The Yermin Mercedes Appreciation Podcast! The man the fans are clamoring for, Yermin Mercedes sits down with host Chuck Garfien to discuss why Sox fans love him, and his goals as a p...
FEBRUARY 27, 2020 • NBC.COM
