White Sox promote former Mariner Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A

April 29, 2026 at 10:10 am

Seattle Times staff reporter

Former Mariner Jarred Kelenic, who is riding a hot streak after early struggles in Triple-A, is returning to the big leagues. The White Sox promoted Kelenic on Wednesday after outfielder Everson Pereira was put on the 10-day injured list.

Kelenic recently hit four home runs in four days with the White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate team after a rough start to the season.

Just a few weeks ago, Kelenic had the second-worst OPS (. 165) in all of Triple-A, going 1 for 22 in a seven game stretch that included 25 at-bats with 10 strikeouts.

It’s been a challenging five years for the outfielder who was picked in the first round of the 2018 draft and made his MLB debut in 2021.…