Jace Fry's father was on a fishing trip, so he couldn't be reached with the news. When Fry called his mother and his fiancee, they didn't believe him.
"Both thought I was lying, like, 'No, quit messing with me. You're kidding,'" Fry said. "I was like, 'I'm not, so go get that flight booked.'"
Fry, 24, made the leap from Double-A Birmingham to the majors Tuesday when the White Sox purchased the contract of the left-handed relief prospect. The call-up caps a journey that included two Tommy John surgeries — in 2012 when he played for Oregon State and in 2015, a season after the Sox drafted him in the third round.