The Chicago White Sox granted outfielder-first baseman Joey Gallo his unconditional release on Sunday, and he announced on social media that he intends to continue his career as a pitcher. Gallo signed a minor league deal with an invitation to Chicago's spring training on Feb.

Following his release on Sunday, Gallo took to X, a social media platform he's not been active on since 2022, and announced that he was no longer planning to play the outfield. Instead, he declared that he'd be reinventing himself as a pitcher.

With his first pitch, Burke will find himself in the history books. Sarah Langs from MLB.com noted that Burke will be the sixth pitcher over the past 70 years to get a start on Opening Day with three or fewer career starts. The White Sox have two pitchers on that list, having done the same in 2024 with Garrett Crochet.

Alex Cora often selects his Opening Day starter before spring training begins. But this year, the Red Sox manager wanted to get a sense of his team first, Garrett Crochet in particular. The Sox traded for Crochet in December,

The Red Sox acquired Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade with the White Sox back in December with the idea he would swiftly emerge as the ace of their staff. That became a reality on Saturday morning,