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Roster Moves - June 5, 2021

Sheets & Kubat Return to Charlotte, Gómez Promoted from Barons
Sheets was promoted to Chicago on June 3. (Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights)
June 5, 2021

The Charlotte Knights announced three roster moves ahead of the game against the Nashville Sounds on Saturday, June 5. 1B/OF Gavin Sheets, who was recalled by the Chicago White Sox on June 3, was optioned back to Charlotte today. He did not appear in a game with the White Sox.

The Charlotte Knights announced three roster moves ahead of the game against the Nashville Sounds on Saturday, June 5.

1B/OF Gavin Sheets, who was recalled by the Chicago White Sox on June 3, was optioned back to Charlotte today. He did not appear in a game with the White Sox. With the Knights this season, the 25-year-old has appeared in 23 games and is hitting .319 (30-for-94) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs and 20 RBIs. Sheets, a member of Chicago’s 40-man roster, entered the 2021 season ranked as the 10th best prospect in the White Sox system by Baseball America. He was originally drafted by Chicago in the second round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Wake Forest University. His dad, Larry, played for the Charlotte O’s in 1980 and 1983.

RHP Ofriedy Gómez was promoted to the Charlotte Knights from Double-A Birmingham. Gómez, 25, was signed by the White Sox as a free agent in December. He posted a 4-0 record with two saves and a 1.08 ERA in seven games (one start) with the Barons this season (16.2 IP). He was originally signed by the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2012.

LHP Kyle Kubat, who began the 2021 season with the Knights, was promoted back to Charlotte from Double-A Birmingham. The 28-year-old made three appearances with the Barons this season and went 1-0 with one save and a 2.25 ERA (8.0 IP). In three games with the Knights this season, Kubat is 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA (8.2 IP).