White Sox select RHP Shane Smith first in Rule 5 Draft
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The Chicago White Sox, following a historically bad 121-loss season, selected right-hander Shane Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.
Smith, 24, was in the Milwaukee organization since 2022 after the Brewers signed him as an undrafted free agent. He went a combined 6-3 with one save, a 3.05 ERA, 29 walks and 113 strikeouts in 94 1/3 innings over 32 games