White Sox option Kopech to Triple-A Charlotte
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Michael Kopech of the Chicago White Sox looks on against the Texas Rangers on March 10, 2020 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale Arizona. (Ron Vesely/Getty Images / Getty Images)
CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox optioned right-hander Michael Kopech to Triple-A Charlotte.
The 23-year-old Kopech is one of baseball's top pitching prospects.
He missed last season after he had Tommy John surgery in September 2018, but he hit triple-digits on the radar gun during his first spring training appearance on March 10.