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White Sox Pull Rookie Schultz After Rule-Triggered Second Visit

8/8/2026

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White Sox manager Will Venable removed rookie Noah Schultz after a second mound visit triggered MLB’s automatic removal rule.
Schultz gave up two runs on three hits, took the loss and fell to a 3-9 record.
Reliever David Sandlin replaced Schultz, pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed six runs and surrendered a fifth-inning grand slam.
Venable called the extra visit an inexcusable mistake, saying it did not change the game plan.

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White Sox manager Will Venable removed rookie Noah Schultz after a second mound visit triggered MLB’s automatic removal rule.
Schultz gave up two runs on three hits, took the loss and fell to a 3-9 record.
Reliever David Sandlin replaced Schultz, pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed six runs and surrendered a fifth-inning grand slam.
Venable called the extra visit an inexcusable mistake, saying it did not change the game plan.