Shane Smith - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Awarded Opening Day assignment The White Sox announced Sunday that Smith will start their March 26 season opener in Milwaukee.

Impact Coming off a rookie season in which he earned an All-Star nod while pitching to a 3.81 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over 29 starts, Smith was the obvious choice to take the hill for the Opening Day game. The 25-year-old righty will be facing off against the organization that drafted him in 2021 before he joined the White Sox after Chicago selected him in the Rule 5 Draft following the 2024 season.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

White Sox All-Star Shane Smith is closer to Paul Skenes than fans might realize It cannot be overstated how remarkable the rise of Shane Smith was in 2025. In just a few months, Smith went from being left off the Brewers...

15 HOURS AGO • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM

Here are the White Sox 2026 Top 30 prospects The White Sox improved from 41 wins in 2024 to 60 last season while graduating Top 100 prospects Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Edgar Quer...

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Works three innings Smith allowed one earned run on two hits with two strikeouts and one walk across 3.0 innings in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Guardians.

Impact This marked Smith's second start of spring training, and he worked up to 41 pitches. He threw 25 of those offerings for strikes in a relatively sharp outing. After posting a 3.81 ERA and 1.20 WHP across 146.1 innings in 2025, Smith is a candidate to start on Opening Day.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Impressive pitching future on display in White Sox camp GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The White Sox rotation is a solid work in progress in the present, topped by right-hander Shane Smith, who pitched three i...

MARCH 1 • MLB.COM

Spring Training: Zac Veen walks it off as Rockies top White Sox Colorado rode a Zac Veen home run in the bottom of the 9th to edge past the White Sox, 5-4. Colorado pounced on White Sox starter Shane Smit...

FEBRUARY 23 • ROXPILE.COM

Shane Smith prepares for 2nd season with White Sox after shedding Rule 5 status

Shane Smith was a lottery ticket for the Chicago White Sox when the team reported to spring training last year

FEBRUARY 23 • Associated Press

All-Star Smith introduces himself to Murakami in live BP session GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Shane Smith, the current favorite for the White Sox Opening Day starter, felt good enough to face hitters again on Friday...

FEBRUARY 14 • MLB.COM

Detailed breakdown enforces why Edgar Quero could break out for White Sox this season The White Sox improved by 19 games in 2025 thanks to the arrival of several highly-touted prospects. Players like Colson Montgomery, Kyle Te...

FEBRUARY 1 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM

White Sox players embrace higher expectations after young core showed promise last season

Chicago White Sox players are embracing higher expectations

JANUARY 31 • Associated Press

Outfielder Lane Thomas and Kansas City Royals finalize $5.25 million, 1-year contract

Outfielder Lane Thomas and the Kansas City Royals have finalized a $5.25 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Outfielder Lane Thomas agrees to $5.25 million, 1-year deal with Royals, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that outfielder Lane Thomas and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $5.25 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Rockies select right-hander RJ Petit from Tigers in Rule 5 draft at winter meetings

Colorado selected right-hander RJ Petit from Detroit with the first of 13 picks in the Rule 5 draft of unprotected players left off 40-man major league rosters

DECEMBER 10, 2025 • Associated Press

Way-Too-Early 2026 MLB Power Rankings: How Teams Stand Before Winter Meetings

As we wait to see how MLB rosters take shape over the coming weeks and months, here’s where all 30 teams stand right now.

DECEMBER 7, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Way-Too-Early 2026 MLB Power Rankings: How Teams Stand Before Winter Meetings

Here are 30 Rule 5 candidates - one from each club The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the...

DECEMBER 4, 2025 • MLB.COM

Should the White Sox target or avoid these veteran starting pitchers in free agency? If the 2026 season were to start today, the White Sox would have two starting pitchers they could confidently insert into their rotation. Sh...

DECEMBER 2, 2025 • SOUTHSIDESHOWDOWN.COM

Martin's offseason plans? Hang out with Sox rotation mates at Texas ranch CHICAGO -- White Sox right-hander Davis Martin plans to host his fellow starting rotation mates at his family’s Eagle Ranch in Texas during...

OCTOBER 11, 2025 • MLB.COM

Dominates in season finale Smith (7-8) allowed one hit over six shutout innings Sunday, striking out eight and earning a win over the Nationals.

Impact Smith retired the first 16 batters he faced before giving up a single to Brady House. It was Smith's first quality start since Aug. 30, and he tied his season best with eight punchouts. He gave up one run and struck out 16 batters over 11 frames in his final two starts. The All-Star rookie finished his 2025 campaign with a 3.81 ERA and 145:58 K:BB through 146.1 innings. Smith posted a 3.17 ERA over his final 11 starts of the year.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Shane Smith give up one hit in six innings as White Sox rout Nationals, 8-0

Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Brooks Baldwin homered and drove in three, and the Chicago White Sox limited the Washington Nationals to one hit in a 8-0 rou...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Shane Smith dominates Nats as White Sox take hope from 102-loss season into 2026 The Sox' hopes for the future were on display in a season-closing loss on Sunday. But another triple-digit-loss season doesn't get much easi...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • SUNTIMES.COM

Nationals and White Sox meet in series rubber match

The Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

James Wood hits a tiebreaking homer as the Nationals edge the White Sox 6-5

James Wood hit a tiebreaking solo homer in Washington’s three-run seventh inning, and the Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Fans eight in no-decision Smith came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Yankees, allowing one run on five hits and four walks over five innings. He struck out eight.

Impact The right-hander only tossed 60 of 93 pitches for strikes, with his inefficiency preventing him from working deeper into the game, but his eight strikeouts tied his season high. Smith hasn't been able to complete six innings in any of his four September starts, posting a 4.95 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB over 20 innings as he alternates bad outings with good ones. He'll try to break that pattern to close out the campaign, as he lines up for one more start on the final day of 2025 on the road against the Nationals.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees Win in Walk-off Fashion, Clinch Playoff Spot

The New York Yankees hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to lift them to a win over the Chicago White Sox and into a guaranteed...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Yankees Win in Walk-off Fashion, Clinch Playoff Spot

Rice leads Yankees against the White Sox after 4-hit game

The New York Yankees play the Chicago White Sox after Ben Rice had four hits against the Orioles on Sunday

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • Associated Press

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