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Former No. 8 Prospect Put On Notice After Embarrassing Mistake

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Zach Kaplan | Last updated May 7, 2025 1:29 PM ET

The Chicago White Sox have continued to struggle in 2025, falling 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night despite entering the 9th inning with a 3-2 lead.

The Southsiders' Tuesday loss came due to a brutal defensive blunder by former No. 8 prospect Chase Meidroth, who was part of the return in the deal that sent Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox.

Meidroth settled under a pop up by Drew Waters, and the ball deflected off his glove and then his head. Following Meidroth's blunder, two singles by Freddy Fermin and Jonathan India would set up Bobby Witt Jr, who singled to win the game for Kansas City.

Meidroth's error was the latest in a rough stretch for the White Sox, who fell to 10-26 and are on pace for 117 losses. That would mark only a marginal improvement from their historically bad 2024 season.

Meidroth was put on notice by fans, many of who are tired of the White Sox finding new ways to lose.

⚾️Chicago White Sox just found a jaw-dropping way to lose. In 9th-inning meltdown against Royals, routine pop-up turned into chaos when second baseman Chase Meidroth misjudged ball—it bounced off his head. Blunder set off chain reaction, leading to crushing 4-3 walk-off defeat. pic.twitter.com/IVH6Qd5Wyq
— GoodMorningRooster (@RoosterGM) May 7, 2025

The former top prospect has showed promise as a top-of-the-order hitter, entering Tuesday's game with a solid .396 on-base percentage. Meidroth has only played 15 career games up to this point, and many were quick to cut him some slack.

For the record, I can handle Chase Meidroth messing up on a pop fly. That's called a mistake, and it happens. What I can't handle is the fact that this team has no reliever who can consistently get the last 3 outs of a close game and that the front office isn't trying to win now.
— Coach Sexton (@bwsexton) May 7, 2025

If I’m Chase Meidroth, you gotta let that one go, he’s still contributed a lot for the team, people make mistakes all the time. https://t.co/BfE57gdbnI
— White Sox Nation (@WhiSoxNationCHI) May 7, 2025

White Sox manager Will Venable defended the young prospect following the loss. “This guy is a gamer. He’s going to turn the page and go out there tomorrow and give us everything he’s got,” Venable said. “We’ll talk to him, make sure he’s in a good spot, but he will be fine.”

The White Sox have room for improvement all around the roster, and will likely be sellers at the deadline for the third straight year.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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