The White Sox re-signed righty to a minor league deal, . Chicago designated Carela for a signment and released him , though that was only done because of the fact that Carela was injured and on the 40-man roster. Injured players cannot be pa sed Dickie Moore Jersey through outright waivers, by rule, so Carela was released and will now return on a non-roster pact with an eye toward contributing in 2026, when hes hopefully recovered from . Carela, 23, came to the White Sox in the 2023 that sent reliever to the Yankees. He pitched well for Chicagos High-A club down the stretch that year and delivered a strong performance 3.71 ERA, 25.2% strikeout rate, 9.9% walk rate, 43.2% grounder rate in 106 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A in 2024. That performance netted Carela a spot on the White Sox 40-man roster as they sought to protect him from being selected by another organization in Decembers annual Rule 5 Draft. Heading into the season, Carela looked primed to make his big league debut at some point in 2025. Hed pitched well in more than 100 innings of High-A work and handled himself well in a late-2024 bump to Double-A. A healthy Carela couldve opened the season either with Double-A Birmingham or Triple-A Charlotte and pushed for a roster spot this summer or later in the season. Unfortunately, both he and fellow righty were diagnosed with torn ulnar collateral ligaments in their pitching elbows this spring and will now be out until midway through the 2026 campaign. Michael Pezzetta Jersey