NEW YORK -- It doesn’t matter that Matt Purke didn’t learn about his promotion until very late, his family made it to Yankee Stadium anyway.
Shortly after the White Sox informed him they would purchase his contract, a move the left-hander said Friday he didn’t see coming, Purke passed word along to his family in Nacogdoches, Texas. Even though it’s halfway across the country, more than 10 friends and family found last-minute flights to come to potentially see Purke’s major league debut. A third-round pick of the Washington Nationals in 2011, Purke said he’s experienced a variety of emotions in the 24 hours since he learned he’d join the White Sox.