The Chicago White Sox are calling up two of their top pitching prospects in Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal, a source confirmed to the Tribune late Friday.
Smith, the team’s 2024 first-round pick, has a 4.32 ERA in 20 outings (14 starts) for Triple-A Charlotte. The lefty is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox system, according to MLB.com. Smith has been getting work as a reliever recently.
Smith, 22, has a 3.88 ERA in 43 career minor-league outings (37 starts) over three seasons in the Sox system.
White Sox pitching prospect Tanner McDougal participates in media day during spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 17, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
McDougal, 23, also has been getting work out of the bullpen. The right-hander has spent a bulk of his 2026 season with the Knights, compiling a 2.86 ERA in 15 appearances (six starts). MLB.com ranks McDougal as the No. 4 prospect in the Sox system.
A fifth-round pick in 2021, McDougal has a 4.45 career ERA in 94 outings (81 starts) over five minor-league seasons in the Sox system.
Ian Eskridge of FutureSox initially reported the news of the call-ups.