Noah Schultz battles his way to respectable debut
Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Noah Schultz is just five years removed from taking his SAT, so he can be forgiven for having a bit of nerves during his major league debut on Tuesday night. Schultz pitched his high school innings at Oswego East, roughly 40 miles from Rate Field. He’s the first pitcher the White Sox have taken out of high school in over two decades.
During his quick rise through the minor leagues, Schultz drew comparisons to pitching luminaries like Randy Johnson. His debut was pumped up for days, the news of his impending arrival in Chicago first breaking over the weekend. Tuesday was, in many respects, “Noah Schultz Night,” complete with social media hype straight from the team .
By the time Schultz took the mound, the wait for his first pitch had felt interminable. Schultz started off with a called strike, met with loud cheers from the Sox faithful. From there, MLB Pipeline’s number two prospect in the White Sox system battled through a rocky first inning against the Rays.
They ultimately tagged him for four runs — three earned, one run came on an errant throw to home by Schultz — but Schultz punctuated the inning with a commanding strikeout against Jonny DeLuca. A hopeful sign of things to come. First K in Noah Schultz’s career!
pic. twitter. com/kGtV3QPS85 — CHGO White Sox (@CHGO_WhiteSox) April 14, 2026 To his credit, Schultz responded later in his start, but the challenging first inning was a product of both some understandable nerves and not having his usual feel for his breaking pitch.
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