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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T03:13:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Before Noah Schultz’s MLB debut on Tuesday 45 miles away from the suburban high school where his left arm put him on the map, general manager Chris Getz acknowledged there would be “some challenges and some adversity along the way” for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>White Sox</u></a>’ top pitching prospect.</p><p>The growing pains came sooner than anyone would’ve liked, least of all Schultz, who introduced himself to the major leagues with a rocky 33-pitch first inning that saw him struggling to find the strike zone — but still flashing the stuff that has propped up the hopes of a rebuilding team.</p><p>The 6-10 hurler dashed onto the mound in front of 14,648 at Rate Field, which sounded a lot more crowded thanks to the hundreds of family, friends and supporters who made the short trip from the western burbs <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/13/noah-schultz-white-sox-debut-aurora-oswego-east\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>to see the Oswego East High School product’s first MLB appearance</u></a>.</p><p>\"Being able to see and hear the support from the guys who were there is something I’ll never forget, something that I’ll forever be thankful for,\" Schultz said. </p><p>By the time he returned to the Sox dugout with his first MLB inning and strikeout under his belt, he’d also notched his first two walks, first hit surrendered, a costly first throwing error and a 3-0 deficit. But the 22-year-old rebounded admirably on a night the Sox bullpen struggled more than he did in an 8-5 loss to Tampa Bay.</p><p>\"There were nerves in the first inning and nerves the whole time,\" Schultz said. \"Got some nice words from guys in the dugout to calm down and help settle me down.\"</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-b90000\" name=\"image-b90000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8490f66/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0826b53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e083d67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Noah Schultz gets a high-five from a teammate as he arrives in the dugout after warming up Tuesday.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e083d67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/524edf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e083d67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x2321+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc4%2F4b%2F1dc12bcf4ba884d747a744d5b50c%2Frays-white-sox-baseball.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Noah Schultz gets a high-five from a teammate as he arrives in the dugout after warming up Tuesday.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The Sox' most anticipated pitching debut since Michael Kopech’s 2018 ascent started promisingly enough, with a 98-mph fastball that Rays DH Yandy Diaz watched whiz by for a strike.</p><p>The veteran slugger worked a 3-2 count before Schultz induced a flyout to left caught by his old Triple-A teammate Tanner Murray.</p><p>Schultz struggled with control from there, walking Jonathan Aranda on six pitches and Junior Caminero on four straight, setting up Ryan Vilade’s RBI double to the left-field corner and prompting a mound visit from pitching coach Zach Bove.</p><p>When Ben Williamson dropped a sacrifice bunt, Schultz barehanded it cleanly but went for the out at home, throwing well wide of catcher Edgar Quero and letting in two runs.</p><p>Schultz finally started looking like <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/12/white-sox-call-up-noah-schultz-sam-antonacci\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>the ace of the future</u></a> after a lineout from Chandler Simpson, blowing away center fielder Jonny DeLuca on three straight pitches. The momentum carried over to a three-up-three-down, 11-pitch second inning.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HE GONE! Noah Schultz notches his first <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB</a> strikeout ✅ <a href=\"https://t.co/2TrYlfrffr\">pic.twitter.com/2TrYlfrffr</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/2044203135296778354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Schultz fanned Aranda for his second career K to open the third before walking Caminero and surrendering another single. Schultz caught Caminero darting off second for the second out of the inning, but then the rookie starter served up an RBI double to Williamson.</p><p>After a clean fourth, Schultz got Aranda again to open the fifth before manager Will Venable called it a night — not a pretty one for baseball’s No. 7-ranked lefty prospect, but one that could've fallen off the rails and might've looked a lot different without the two-run error.</p><p>\"Understandably, the first inning there sped up on him a little bit,\" Venable said. \"Wasn't in the zone like we saw him later in the game, but did a nice job settling down.\"</p><p>The Aurora native took the loss after recording 4 ⅓ innings with four runs, three earned, on three hits and four walks to go with four strikeouts, for a 6.23 ERA. He threw 82 pitches, 51 for strikes.</p><p>Schultz left trailing 4-3, his support coming from outfielder Everson Pereira’s three-run homer. Munetaka Murakami did his best to get Schultz off the hook with a two-run blast in the ninth inning. </p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Copy. Mune joy. <a href=\"https://t.co/OQyzj9xguR\">pic.twitter.com/OQyzj9xguR</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/2044243161095254392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Before the game, Getz called Schultz’s debut “a big step” in the rebuild.</p><p>“We view Noah as a frontline starter at the major-league level, and we feel like the time is now,” Getz said. “We know that it's not always a smooth transition to pitch in the big leagues, so we anticipate that there's going to be some challenges and some adversity along the way, and that's OK.”</p>",
  "title": "Top prospect Noah Schultz stumbles but settles down in bumpy White Sox debut",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-15T03:27:32.057Z"
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