The Red Sox acquired the catcher from the Yankees for pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz on Dec. 11. He grew up admiring several catchers, including Jason Varitek.

Omar Narveaz, the cousin of new Red Sox catcher Carlos Navraez, has played in 677 games over nine seasons in the major leagues with the White Sox, Mariners, Brewers and Mets. Carlos, a native of Venezuela, grew up admiring his cousin, a catcher who is eight years older than him.

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SoxFest Live at the Ramova Theatre served as the weekend warmup act for six White Sox prospects, who were part of the 25 players receiving non-roster invites to big league Spring Training, as announced Friday by the team.

The Chicago White Sox invited 24 nonroster players to major-league camp, including top pitching prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Dan Altavilla, Justin Dunn and Jonathan Heasley, C Omar Narvaez, INFs Bobby Dalbec, Andre Lipcius and Cal Mitchell and OF Mick Maton on minor league contracts .

Noah Schultz never played basketball. Some of the buzz ahead of SoxFest was about the left-handed pitcher growing another inch to 6-feet-10. The Oswego native is the White Sox' top-rated prospect and

New York Mets will be remembered for a lot of things. The awesomeness of their Opening Day roster isn’t one of them. This was a team that decided to b

The next wave of young Red Sox stars is about to arrive all at once, and you’ll get a sneak peak of the future this spring with Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer all invited to Major League Spring Training,

The White Sox have announced that they are inviting 25 players to Spring Training, nine of which are free agent signees.

Sixteen additional players from within the organization have been invited to 2025 spring training, including top pitching prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith. We are so glad you stay informed with the Chicago Sun-Times!

As SoxFest Live wrapped up Saturday, the attention turns to spring training. Chicago White Sox pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 12 for Will Venable’s first camp as manager.