Remillard Promoted to Chicago White Sox

(LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) -- The Charlotte Knights announced two roster moves ahead of the team's 7:05 p.m. game against the Gwinnett Stripers from Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, GA on Wednesday, May 8.

INF Zach Remillard had his contract selected by the Chicago White Sox today. This is his second promotion to the White Sox this season. With the Sox this year, Remillard has appeared in two games and is 1-for-5 at the plate with a run scored.

This season with the Knights, Remillard is hitting .114 (8-for-70) with eight runs scored, one double, one triple, four RBI and one stole base in 19 games. For his career with the Knights, Remillard is fifth all-time in franchise history in runs scored (177), tied for ninth in stolen bases (46), 10th in walks (124) and 10th in games played (297).

So far this season, the Knights have sent 14 players to Chicago this season. Those players (in order of their promotion) are: OF Robbie Grossman (4/5), INF Lenyn Sosa (4/6), LHP Jared Shuster (4/8 & 5/1), OF Oscar Colás (4/10), INF Zach Remillard (4/12 & 5/8), RHP Justin Anderson (4/12), RHP Nick Nastrini (4/15), RHP Jonathan Cannon (4/16), INF Danny Mendick (4/22), OF Tommy Pham (4/26), OF Rafael Ortega (4/26), RHP Brad Keller (4/28), RHP Prelander Berroa (4/28) and RHP Mike Clevinger (5/6). Last season, 25 players were promoted to Chicago from Charlotte.

INF Taishi Nakawake was promoted to the Charlotte Knights from Winston-Salem (High-A) today. This is the second promotion of the season to Charlotte for Nakawake, who was also added to Charlotte’s roster on April 2. The 25-year-old did not appear in a game. This season, Nakawake is hitting .167 (6-for-36) in nine games with High-A Winston-Salem.