Chicago White Sox 2026 Opening Day Countdown: Can You Name Your Team's Stars?

The final Chicago White Sox spring training game of 2026 will be played one week from today. After the organization's latest roster moves on Monday, 42 players remain in White Sox camp, including 22 pitchers, four catchers, eight infielders, and eight outfielders. Obviously, that group will be trimmed down rapidly over the next week.

The White Sox must finalize a 26-man roster before they depart for Milwaukee to open the regular season. That may seem like a lot of cuts still to come, but we already have a fairly good idea of how this roster will shake out. That said, recent developments — including injuries and a few spring training breakouts — have altered the status quo in recent weeks.

So it's time to shoot my shot and plant my flag in the sand. Here is my final prediction, based on everything we know, for the Chicago White Sox's 26-man Opening Day roster. Projected Starting Lineup C — Edgar Quero 1B — Munetaka Murakami 2B — Chase Meidroth 3B — Miguel Vargas SS — Colson Montgomery LF — Andrew Benintendi CF — Luisangel Acuña RF — Austin Hays DH — Lenyn Sosa Bench Korey Lee, C Everson Pereira, OF Curtis Mead, INF Jarred Kelenic, OF (NRI) Starting Rotation RHP Shane Smith RHP Davis Martin LHP Anthony Kay* RHP Sean Burke RHP Erick Fedde Bullpen Seranthony Domínguez Grant Taylor Jordan Hicks Jordan Leasure Sean Newcomb* Lucas Sims (NRI) Chris Murphy* Tyler Gilbert* *Left-handed pitcher Roster Breakdown Catchers (2): Edgar Quero, Korey Lee Infielders (6): Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, Munetaka Murakami, Lenyn Sosa, Curtis Mead Outfielders (5): Andrew Benintendi, Luisangel Acuña, Austin Hays, Everson Pereira, Jarred Kelenic Starting Pitchers (5): Shane Smith, Davis Martin, Anthony Kay, Sean Burke, Erick Fedde Left-Handed Relievers (3): Sean Newcomb, Tyler Gilbert, Chris Murphy Right-Handed Relievers (5): Seranthony Domínguez, Jordan Leasure, Grant Taylor, Jordan Hicks, Lucas Sims Position Player Decisions Regarding the position players, I have the White Sox keeping two catchers, six infielders, and five outfielders.

Kyle Teel’s hamstring strain pushes Edgar Quero into the everyday lineup at catcher and gives Korey Lee a place on the roster as his backup. That situation also opens room for an additional infielder to make the team, which places Curtis Mead in a favorable position given his defensive versatility across the infield and the fact that he has no minor league options remaining. I also believe Brooks Baldwin begins the season on the injured list .