Tyler Saladino

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Saladino attended University City High School, where he was a standout in baseball and held a 3.1 GPA. Saladino then attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, before transferring to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his two years at Palomar as a shortstop and third baseman, Saladino hit .399 and .616 in conference play. During his time at Palomar, Saladino was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 36th round of the 2008 draft, but turned it down to continue with college.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Saladino was drafted out of Oral Roberts University by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. In August 2014, he had Tommy John surgery.^[3]^[4] The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.^[5]

Saladino was called up and made his major league debut on July 10, 2015.

Chicago White Sox current roster

Active roster	5 Carlos Sánchez 12 Tim Anderson 15 Brett Lawrie 18 Tyler Saladino 21 Todd Frazier 22 Matt Davidson 24 Charlie Tilson 25 James Shields 26 Avisail García 28 Leury García 30 David Robertson 36 Jason Coats 38 Omar Narváez 43 Dan Jennings 48 Tommy Kahnle 51 Carson Fulmer 52 Jake Petricka 53 Melky Cabrera 54 Chris Beck 55 Carlos Rodon 57 Zach Putnam 58 Miguel González 60 Tyler Danish 61 Kevan Smith 62 José Quintana 65 Nate Jones 66 Michael Ynoa 67 Juan Minaya 79 José Abreu -- Dylan Covey -- Adam Engel -- Lucas Giolito -- Brad Goldberg -- Alfredo Gonzalez -- Derek Holland -- Rymer Liriano -- Reynaldo López -- Jacob May -- Yoan Moncada -- Giovanni Soto

Coaching staff	Manager 17 Rick Renteria First base 8 Daryl Boston Hitting 31 Todd Steverson Asst. hitting 46 Greg Sparks Bench 47 Joe McEwing Bullpen catcher 59 Mark Salas Pitching 99 Don Cooper Bullpen Curt Hasler Third base Nick Capra

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