Right before the 2025 season the White Sox suffered significant injuries to multiple pitchers in the organization, as it was announced that Drew Thorpe, Ky Bush, Prelander Berroa, and Mason Adams would all miss the season due to Tommy John surgery.
Fast forward to May of 2026 and we haven’t gotten much of an update on most of them, but one has finally made his way back to pitching in the White Sox organization. That would be Mason Adams, as he has now pitched seven innings across a few starts between the Arizona Complex League and Winston-Salem.
So far in five innings with the Dash, Adams has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He has struck out four batters and walked just one. After coming off a significant injury, this is exactly what you want to see out of Adams.
Mason Adams makes his 2nd rehab start. He goes 3 innings (+1) and allows 2R on 3H and 1BB. He strikes out 2 on 21k/35p. One run scores on a groundout and the other is a solo HR. He takes the loss in the #Dash 5-1 loss. Pitch count and innings went up. That's what you want to see. pic.twitter.com/BRdt1N9fpW
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) May 29, 2026
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Adams was a 13th round pick in the 2022 draft and pitched very well in his first minor league season in 2023, as he had a 3.14 ERA over 109 innings. However, 2024 was the season that put Adams on the radar of most White Sox fans, as he was absolutely elite with the Birmingham Barons.
In 103 innings with the Barons, he had a 2.44 ERA with 101 strikeouts and just 19 walks. He had a phenomenal 1.05 WHIP to go along with that. In Birmingham, he was a quality start machine.
He earned consideration to be called up at some point, but he suffered an injury right as he was promoted to Charlotte in 2024, where it appears that he was fighting through the injury for the rest of the year, as he wasn’t as sharp as he was in Birmingham. Unfortunately, Adams then needed Tommy John surgery, ending his 2025 season.
This was very unfortunate for Adams and the White Sox, as he was likely to have a significant role with the team out of the rotation in 2025. Now, Adams will look to build back up with the Dash and make his way back to Charlotte. If he can show that he is making progress, he could be up in Chicago before the All-Star break.
We can’t sleep on Adams, as despite the injury, he will still be a very, very good major league pitcher. While he may not be a top of the rotation guy, he’ll be a reliable 3/4/5 starter and he can help with a playoff push this season.
