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hile Ricky Renteria never played for the Chicago White Sox Leonys Martin Jersey , the manager is our Christmas baby on the team. So to lead off, happy birthday, Ricky! Even if he comes late, may Santa bring you a Yasmani Grandal, as well as a Manny Machado or Bryce Harper.Only seven major leaguers born on Christmas have ever played for the White Sox.One, infielder Tom O’Malley, turns 58 today!John Hogan/Cards That Never WereO’Malley was a prospective playoff acquisition for the ill-fated Winning Ugly hangover White Sox, who nabbed O’Malley for PTBNLs Mike Trujillo and Pat Adams on Aug. 31, 1984. He played in 12 games and went 2-for-16 with two RBIs, seven Ks and two walks. His lone White Sox highlight came in his fourth White Sox appearance, a Sept. 7, 1984 loss to the California Angels. O’Malley pinch-hit for leadoff man Scott Fletcher with the bases full and two outs, in the eighth inning of a 16-5 Angels runaway, and singled in Jerry Dybzinski and Marc Hill.The six other White Sox Christmas babies have all passed on:Morrie Rath (born 1886), played second base for the White Sox in 1912-13 http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , sporting a 4.0 bWAR in 1912. That season, Rath also led the majors in games (157) and PAs (711).Tom Gulley (born 1889) was a brief major leaguer, playing in just 26 games. Sixteen of them came in his swan song as a White Sox right fielder in 1926, slashing .229/.325/.371. He made $3,300 for the season, or $47,148 in today’s dollars.Red Barnes (born 1903) was traded by the Washington Senators to the White Sox on June 13, 1930 for Dave Harris, and finished his career that season, playing with 85 games in White Sox outfield. He slashed .248/.317/.357 on a 62-92 White Sox team.Ben Chapman (born 1908), was a four-time All-Star who played 57 games in the outfield for the White Sox in 1941 after being released by the Senators, slashing .226/.297/.316. He enlisted after the 1941 season, and came back in 1944 to play three more years in the majors as a two-way player (pitching in 41 games, playing outfield in 10).Hall-of-Famer Nellie Fox (born 1927) is a White Sox legend, with his No. 2 retired after playing 14 seasons on the South Side. He was a 15-time (over 12 seasons) All-Star http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , three-time Gold Glove winner, and the 1959 AL MVP. He slashed .291/.349/.367 in his White Sox career, striking out only 192 times in 2,115 games. Frank Lane’s acquisition of Fox in 1949 from the Philadelphia A’s for catcher Joe Tipton (career 4.1 bWAR) might be the best trade in White Sox history.Jack Hamilton (born 1938) was acquired from Cleveland for future White Sox pitching coach Sammy Ellis on June 13, 1969 (the second Christmas baby to be dealt to the White Sox on June 13 ...). Hamilton pitched in just eight games, with 12 1鈦? awful innings (11.68 ERA, -1.1 bWAR), throwing his last game for the South Siders on August 10. He would never pitch in the majors again. His career would be forever marked after he (unintentionally) beaned Boston Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro with a pitch in August 1967, truncating Conigliaro’s blossoming career and underscoring the need for hitters to wear hard plastic helmets at the plate. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is optimistic that pitcher Rich Hill will be back before the end of the season. But with the left-hander out for at least four weeks, Roberts still needs to fill a spot in his rotation.Roberts said he is looking at either Julio Urias or Ross Stripling to plug that hole after Hill was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left forearm strain. Hill left Wednesday’s game before the second inning after retiring the side in the first.“Obviously, to lose him, the way he’s been pitching, is disheartening any way you look at it,” Roberts said. “He’s a big part of what we’re trying to do moving forward, so to lose him for 3-4 weeks is tough. We know the prognosis and will go from there.”Hill is 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 10 starts. It is the second time this season the 39-year old has been on the injured list. He missed the first month due to a left knee sprain.Urias and Stripling both ended up being used in Thursday night’s 9-8 win over the San Francisco Giants.Urias got the start Jeimer Candelario Jersey , which was his first start since April 18 at Milwaukee. The left-hander worked three innings and gave up one hit while striking out five.“If it is me I am going to do my job. I have been focusing on attacking the strike zone more,” said Urias, who is 3-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 17 appearances — including five startsRoberts said he was really encouraged with how Urias came out and was aggressive.“We talked about his last outing where he kind of felt his way into the game, and tonight, he was on the attack from the beginning,” he said.Stripling went two innings in relief and allowed three unearned runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout. The right-hander has started six games this season and is 3-2 with a 3.08 ERA in 20 games. His last start came on April 25 at the Chicago Cubs.“Ross is built up more,” Roberts said. “It’s more potential matchups, innings for Julio, what gives best chance to win, value of each guy in the ‘pen, one guy starting.”The Dodgers called up right-handed pitchers JT Chargois and Josh Sborz from Triple-A Oklahoma City in time for the game. Los Angeles also optioned infielder Matt Beaty to Oklahoma City.Both pitchers ended up making appearances Thursday night. Chargois — making his third stint in the majors this season — pitched two innings and gave up a run on two hits but got the win.Shorz made his major league debut and allowed three runs on two hits in an inning plus.