White Sox gave newest infielder a surprising amount of responsibilities after an unexpected promotion
Like any prestige drama, the White Sox made sure to include a plot shift in a finale episode. In this case, with the first half of the season coming to a close, they introduced a new character and put him in the center of the action.
The premise was simple: With the All-Star break arriving after a series in a National League park, the Sox didn't need a full complement of pitchers. So they called up Tyler Saladino to give Robin Ventura a few more options for position-player substitutions -- pinch-hitting, pinch-running, double-switching and whatnot.