White Sox 2B Chase Meidroth departs after he gets hit by a pitch

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth left Wednesday's game against Philadelphia after he was hit by a pitch on his right thumb.

Meidroth was hit by an 89.6 mph sinker from Taijuan Walker in the fifth inning. The rookie stayed in to run the bases, but he was replaced by Lenyn Sosa before Philadelphia batted in the sixth.

The White Sox said X-rays were negative, and Meidroth is day to day.

“He’ll get scanned again, I’m sure we’ll see how he’s doing,” manager Will Venable said after Chicago's 9-3 victory. “We got the off day tomorrow, so see how he comes out of that.”

The 24-year-old Meidroth is batting .252 with three homers, 15 RBIs and 11 steals in 83 games. He was acquired by Chicago in the Garrett Crochet deal with Boston in December.

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Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) is examined after he was hit in the hand with a pitch from Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) is hit in the hand with a pitch from Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said Friday.

Vázquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing was set for later this month.

Federal prosecutors had been seeking one year behind bars.

The official who confirmed the planned pardon indicated Trump, a Republican, saw the case as political prosecution and said the investigation into Vázquez, a Republican aligned with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, had begun 10 days after she endorsed Trump in 2020. The official wasn’t authorized to reveal the news by name and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Vázquez, an attorney, was the U.S. territory’s first former governor to plead guilty to a crime, specifically accepting a donation from a foreigner for her 2020 political campaign. She was arrested in 2022.

FILE - Governor Wanda Vázquez speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)