DALLAS — Mike Tauchman is going from the North Side to the South Side after agreeing to a major-league contract with the Chicago White Sox on Monday, a source confirmed to the Tribune.
Tauchman slashed .248/.357/.366 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 109 games in 2024 for the Chicago Cubs. That included a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning, giving the Cubs a 7-6 victory against the Sox on June 5 at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs nontendered the Palatine native in November, making him a free agent.
The 34-year-old has a .241/.344/.374 slash line with 60 doubles, 32 home runs and 155 RBIs in 474 career games during seven major-league seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2017-18), New York Yankees (2019-21), San Francisco Giants (2021) and Cubs (2023-24). He spent 2022 in the Korea Baseball Organization.
MLB.com’s Scott Merkin first reported Monday’s move. Terms of the deal are unknown.
Tauchman is the second outfielder the Sox have signed to an MLB deal this offseason, joining Austin Slater — who agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract that was announced Nov. 20.
The team’s starting outfield in 2024 featured Andrew Benintendi in left field, Luis Robert Jr. in center and Dominic Fletcher in right field. Robert has been mentioned in trade speculation. Slater, Zach DeLoach, Corey Julks and Oscar Colás are also currently on the 40-man roster.
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