Eloy is the hottest name among White Sox fans right now.
The White Sox have had a pair of Eloys before. Well, as a middle name at least.
The first was Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel, a pitcher who appeared in three games for the 1949 White Sox. His nephew Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was the first of 10 Venezuelan-born players to play shortstop for the White Sox.
Of those 10 Venezuelan-born shortstops in White Sox history, Chico Carrasquel was followed by Luis Aparicio, and then came Ozzie Guillen. Next was Fred Manrique, whose middle name was Eloy.
Do you remember that guy?