YOÁN MONCADA NEWS

Scores, two hits in Game 2 Moncada went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the 3-1 win over the Orioles in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.

Impact Moncada was the only batter in Game 2 of the doubleheader to have multiple hits. He scored on Jose Abreu's home run in the fifth inning. Moncada totaled three hits, a home run, two RBI, three runs and two walks in the two games Saturday. The 26-year-old is slashing .284/.419/.420 in 169 plate appearances.

MAY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Receivers breather Friday Moncada is not in the lineup Friday against Baltimore.

Impact Moncada is 2-for-14 with four walks and five strikeouts over the past five games, and he'll head to the bench for the third time this season. Danny Mendick will start at the hot corner Friday for the White Sox.

MAY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles look to stop 10-game slide against White Sox

Baltimore is looking to snap its 10-game losing streak with a win over Chicago

MAY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slumping Orioles look to stop 9-game slide against White Sox

Baltimore heads into the matchup against Chicago in a rut, losers of nine straight

MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reaches base three times Moncada went 2-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and a walk Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Impact Moncada walked with the bases loaded in the second inning to continue a three-run rally in the frame. He now has three multi-hit games in his last 13 starts, during which time he is hitting .359 with with five RBI and six runs scored. Though Moncada has managed to maintain a .285 average across 193 plate appearances this season, he has slugged only .411 and posted a .127 ISO.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals play Chicago, aim to build on Wainwright's strong outing

St. Louis looks to follow up a dominant outing by Sunday starter Adam Wainwright

MAY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

One streak ends, another continues Moncada went 0-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Yankees.

Impact Moncada had hit safely in 10 straight games (13-for-31, .419) before Gerrit Cole and the Yankees snuffed out the streak. The walk, however, kept alive his on-base streak, which reached 15 contests (.484 OBP). Moncada's 28 walks ranks ninth in MLB.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hit streak reaches nine games Moncada went 1-for-2 with two walks in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Minnesota.

Impact Moncada extended his hitting streak to nine games, during which he's 11-for-27 with a 1.135 OPS. He's also drawn at least one walk in eight straight, getting a free pass to first base 11 times and raising his OBP to .407.

MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sox head to Bronx dressed as ... Moncada? CHICAGO -- The media taking part in Wednesday’s White Sox Zoom following a 2-1 victory over the Twins almost got a look at the Dress like Yo...

MAY 19, 2021 • MLB.COM

'Adrenaline' fuels Moncada's slide into first CHICAGO -- Yoán Moncada knows that sliding into first base can present more harm than good. But the White Sox third baseman still made that...

MAY 16, 2021 • MLB.COM

Runs hit streak to five Moncada went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Royals.

Impact Moncada's sixth-inning single extended his hit streak to five games, and a first-inning walk extended an on-base streak to nine contests. He's 9-for-30 (.300) with eight walks, six RBI and six runs scored during the on-base streak.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mercedes carries White Sox over Royals 9-3 to complete sweep

Yermin Mercedes and Jose Abreu had three RBI’s each to help the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 9-3, finishing off a three-game sweep and handing the Royals their eight consecut...

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drives in three in win Moncada went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Royals.

Impact Moncada got the fireworks started in the first inning when the White Sox scored eight runs. He plated Tim Anderson and Nick Madrigal with a two-run double that turned out to be the winning hit, then finished off the eight-run inning with an RBI single. The third baseman is slashing .262/.360/.393, and that's with a heady .357 BABIP.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox jump on sagging Royals with 8 runs in 1st, win 9-1

Danny Mendick hit a two-run homer during an eight-run first inning for Chicago, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cranks three-run shot Moncada went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Thursday's win over Tigers in the second leg of the doubleheader.

Impact The 25-year-old smacked a three-run home run off Alex Lange in the sixth inning. Moncada is currently slashing .272/.375/.420 as he continues to bounce back from a poor 2020 campaign.

APRIL 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kopech expected to start for Chicago against Texas

The Rangers will start Kohei Arihara on Sunday while the White Sox are expected to counter with Michael Kopech

APRIL 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Records three hits Moncada went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Moncada reached base three times and also scored the first run of the game after a wild pitch from Kyle Gibson with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth. The Cuban infielder has notched back-to-back games with three hits and extended his hitting streak to five games.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, drives in three Moncada went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Friday's 9-7 win over the Rangers.

Impact Moncada knocked RBI singles in both the third and fourth innings before going deep for a solo blast in the eighth. It was his first multi-hit game since April 12, raising his season average to .234 in 64 at-bats.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Resting for day game Moncada is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Chicago and Boston are closing out their series with a game that starts at 11:10 a.m. local time, so White Sox manager Tony La Russa will give Moncada a breather after the third baseman played both ends of Sunday's doubleheader. After going 2-for-5 with a walk between the two contests, Moncada's season slash line now sits at a pedestrian .200/.318/.273 over 66 plate appearances. Jake Lamb will spell him at the hot corner Monday.

APRIL 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Kopech, Yoan Moncada temporarily add insult to injury, but Chris Sale trade still worth it for Red Sox - The Boston Globe Two of Boston's former top prospects played key roles in Chicago's doubleheader sweep, but there's still no reason to regret the swap that h...

APRIL 19, 2021 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Plates run Thursday Moncada went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's loss against Cleveland.

Impact Moncada has been struggling offensively to begin the year, but at least he managed to contribute here, with his RBI single scoring Tim Anderson in the bottom of the first inning. Even so, Moncada is hitting just .191 with a .573 OPS through his first 54 plate appearances, and his strikeout rate is just as high as it was last year, when he struggled to a .225/.320/.385 line in the coronavirus-shortened campaign.

APRIL 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in home opener Moncada was back in the lineup Thursday and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 6-0 victory over Kansas City.

Impact Moncada returned to the lineup after Wednesday's rest day and slotted in at cleanup for the White Sox in their home opener. It's been a sluggish start for Moncada, who entered Thursday's game with a .182 batting average and 12 strikeouts over 22 at-bats. The one-day breather may have helped, as he did not strike out for the first time in seven games. Moncada has been manager Tony La Russa's early choice to fill in as the cleanup hitter, replacing Eloy Jimenez (pectoral).

APRIL 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Wednesday's lineup Moncada isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Moncada went 4-for-22 with a double, three runs and 12 strikeouts while starting the first six games of the season. Jake Lamb will start at third base Wednesday, batting second.

APRIL 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Abreu slams 200th career homer, White Sox topple M's 10-4

Jose Abreu hammered a grand slam into the second deck for his 200th career home run, Luis Robert and Zack Collins both went deep for the first time this season and the Chicago Whit...

APRIL 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shohei Ohtani homers, pitches into 5th inning for Angels

Shohei Ohtani both hit the hardest homer and threw the hardest pitch by a starter in the majors this season in an extraordinary two-way performance for the Los Angeles Angels

APRIL 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS