White Sox Rookie Edgar Quero Launches First Major-League Homer

Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero recorded the first home run of his major-league career during the club’s 5 July game, the team and Major League Baseball confirmed. The 22-year-old Venezuelan, promoted earlier in the season, drove the ball over the fence in the early innings, prompting teammates to give him the traditional silent-treatment celebration in the dugout. Quero is batting .317 across his last 15 games, underscoring a strong start to his rookie campaign. The homer adds to a stretch in which he has provided consistent offense for a rebuilding White Sox roster.