Timothy John Elko (born December 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2025.
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| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| First baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 27, 1998 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 10, 2025, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .134 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Career
editElko attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida,[1] and the University of Mississippi, where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels. Elko was a member of the Rebels' 2022 National Championship team.[2] In 2019 and 2020, Elko played collegiate summer baseball for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League.[3]
The Chicago White Sox selected Elko in the tenth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League White Sox and was later promoted to the Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.[5] Elko returned to Kannapolis at the beginning of the 2023 season and hit .297 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI in 66 games before earning a promotion to the High-A Winston-Salem Dash.[6] He batted .319 over 31 games with Winston-Salem before being promoted a second time to the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League.[7] Elko started the 2024 season with Birmingham and was promoted to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights after batting .289 with nine home runs over 91 games.[8]
On May 10, 2025, Elko was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] The following day, he hit his first career home run off of Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins.[10] Elko made 23 appearances for the White Sox during his rookie campaign, batting .134/.194/.328 with four home runs, eight RBI, and one stolen base. On October 29, it was announced that Elko would miss at least eight months after undergoing surgery to address a torn ACL in his right knee.[11] On November 21, he was non-tendered by Chicago and became a free agent.[12]
On December 14, 2025, Elko re-signed with the White Sox on a minor league contract.[13]
References
edit- ↑ "Even with torn ACL, Tim Elko powers Ole Miss to super regional". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Elko's return validated with Ole Miss' national championship". The Vicksburg Post. June 28, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Northwoods League Alumni in Major League Baseball" (PDF). northwoodsleague.com.
- ↑ "Chicago White Sox select Ole Miss baseball 1B Tim Elko in 2022 MLB Draft". The Clarion-Ledger. July 19, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ Sage-Bollenbach, Melissa (February 8, 2025). "2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 39: Tim Elko". SouthSideSox.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Elko added to Chicago White Sox spring training roster". The Oxford Eagle. February 8, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ Muller, Chris (August 8, 2023). "Former Ole Miss Captain Tim Elko promoted to Double-A Birmingham Barons; gets a hit in first-at bat". Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ Gillespie, John Macon (July 29, 2024). "Ole Miss Baseball Legend Tim Elko Promoted to Triple-A". SI.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ "White Sox Designate Nick Maton For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ "White Sox's Tim Elko: Knocks first career homer". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Polishuk, Mark (October 29, 2025). "Tim Elko Undergoes Surgery To Fix Torn ACL". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ↑ "American League Non-Tenders: 11/21/25". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Polishuk, Mark (December 14, 2025). "White Sox Sign Oliver Dunn, Tim Elko To Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Baseball Almanac
- Ole Miss Rebels bio