Joey Bart suffered a fractured left hand just three games into his White Sox tenure, leaving Chicago scrambling for answers at catcher once again.
After being acquired in a trade deadline deal with the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox catcher Joey Bart appeared in just three games before Chicago was hit with some devastating news.
On Thursday night in Boston, Bart was hit by a pitch on the hand, the second time he had been drilled in the game, and immediately exited.
Bart was quickly diagnosed with a metacarpal fracture in his left hand, signaling an IL stint that looms large for the White Sox.
Catcher was one of the team’s biggest needs entering the trade deadline. Kyle Teel has spent almost the entire 2026 season on the IL with a hamstring issue, a knee issue, and, most recently, a high ankle sprain. GM Chris Getz delivered on his promise to acquire a catcher at the deadline, but most White Sox fans were hoping for a more aggressive swing from the front office to acquire a proven everyday backstop.
Bart had a .680 OPS in 41 combined games for the Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates this season. But after the deadline, Chicago’s best chance at getting contributions from the catching position was Bart and the eventual return of Teel from the IL.
In three appearances with the White Sox, Bart went 0-for-6 at the plate, though he did reach base three times, good for an on-base percentage of .333.
That’s all moot now. Because less than a week after the trade deadline, the White Sox are right back to square one, with Drew Romo and Edgar Quero behind the plate.
The other option in the minds of fans would be veteran Eric Haase, who has had great success ay the plate since joining the White Sox organization and being sent to Triple-A Charlotte. But Haase was in the lineup for the Knights on Thursday night and was not removed from the game following Bart's. That's a signal that Quero will likely replace Bart, which should be expected considering Quero is already on the 40-man roster and has been the easy roster move for Chicago in the past.
The duo of Quero and Romo now seems inevitable for the White Sox. Bad injury luck comes for every team, and the White Sox have had their fair share of it here in 2026. But it certainly feels like the timing could not be worse for the White Sox here. Now that the trade deadline has past, there's no more help coming.
