When the White Sox called up Tommy Kahnle in the first week of the season, pitching coach Don Cooper declared the right-handed reliever had an arm that “doesn’t belong in the minor leagues.”
Kahnle, who didn’t make the team out of spring but was summoned after Jake Petricka strained his right lat, has made good on Cooper’s words over his 10 appearances.
Entering Sunday’s game against the Tigers, Kahnle allowed one earned run on six hits with one walk and 19 strikeouts in nine innings pitched. With a fastball that is averaging 98 mph, according to MLB.