White Sox prospect ends 50-year drought with rare inside-the-park first MLB homer
The Chicago White Sox are beginning to show real signs of progress, winning three of their last four games in a stretch highlighted by Munetaka Murakami going deep in each of those contests. But it hasn’t just been about power at the top of the lineup, Chicago has also been fueled by hustle, grit, and sharp, heads-up play from its youngest players.
Most recently, Sam Antonacci provided a clear example of that growing energy and awareness as his first career MLB home run came on an odd inside-the-park home run. For context, Antonacci was called up by Chicago one week ago and is currently their ninth ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
Chicago White Sox prospect Sam Antonacci snaps 50 year drought of a players first career home run being of the inside-the-park variety
In the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, April 21, in what was surely going to be a White Sox victory, Antonacci hit what was for sure a double to left field. The baseball managed to hit one of the ball boys and as a result outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr, who is just a few games back after surprisingly returning to the field following ACL surgery performed last September, gave up on the play.
Antonacci, however, noticed the umpires never signaled time or stopped play, likely in anticipation of an obstruction call, so he kept going. He raced home and managed to slide in safely. Arizona attempted to challenge the play, but because no obstruction was officially called, the challenge was not permitted, and the run stood.
Sam Antonacci inside-the-park home run
The ball boy made contact with the ball, but there was no call on the play so it wasn’t reviewable. The D-backs had another ball boy make contact with a ball in play on Friday.pic.twitter.com/6z3sA1GayA
— Underdog MLB (@UnderdogMLB) April 22, 2026
Brooke Fletcher, on-the-field reporter for Chicago, pointed out afterwards that the last time a White Sox players first MLB home run was an inside-the-park type was in 1976. This was last accomplished by Kevin Bell.
In total, the White Sox powered their way to four home runs in the 11–5 win. Alongside Antonacci and Murakami, Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery also went deep to round out the attack. Notably, they hit three consecutive over the wall type home runs during a second-inning surge. Antonacci also made an impact earlier in the game, adding a triple in the first inning.
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