Why Lenyn Sosa is a red-hot White Sox prospect to watch

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Infielder Lenyn Sosa is turning heads in Double-A this season, quickly becoming one of the best players in the Southern League at the age of 22. Chuck Garfien speaks with Birmingham Barons manager Justin Jirschele about Sosa's emergence as a hitter and fielder, his knack for driving in runs, how close he is to the majors and more.

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0:00.0	Eight Street, swing.
0:04.5	Fly ball towards the center fielder, Teodosio back.
0:08.0	He's looking up, and this one is gone.
0:10.0	Home run, Sosa, his seventh.
0:13.0	That's some opposite field pop.
0:15.0	Three, two, swing.
0:17.0	Here in the air.
0:18.0	High fly, deep to left, forget about it.
0:20.0	Ganzo Sosa!
0:33.9	There is a White Sox prospect making a whole lot of noise this year for the Birmingham Barrens. His name is Lennon Sosa, a 22-year-old infielder who is tearing apart
0:40.2	AA pitching. And as Rick Hahn said a few weeks ago, he could find himself with the White
0:45.9	Sox possibly later this season. Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfine. Welcome to the White Sox
0:52.6	Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.
0:54.9	And at the start of the year, there wasn't a whole lot of buzz about Lenin Sosa.
1:00.1	When he got called up to Birmingham last year, he batted just 213 with one homer in 35 games.
1:07.6	MLB Pipeline had him ranked as the White Sox 22nd best prospect.
1:14.7	Well, that's going to change. This year he's been one of the best players in all of
1:19.4	AA, slashing 329, 379, 537 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs in 61 games, playing most of his games in a pitcher-friendly
1:33.3	ballpark in Birmingham.
1:35.9	So who is Lennon Sosa?
1:39.4	What's the reason for his quick and impressive turnaround?
1:43.1	How good is he?
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