Former Savannah Bananas player named MLB All-Star hours after hitting for cycle as a rookie

A erstwhile Savannah Banana is headed to the MLB All-Star Game, learning the quality astir 12 hours aft hitting for the rhythm successful the majors.

Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder Tristan Peters was named to the American League All-Star squad to regenerate Nick Kurtz, who precocious landed connected the injured list.

Peters recorded the White Sox's archetypal rhythm successful 9 years, finishing it disconnected with a triple down the right-field enactment successful his last at-bat.

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Chicago White Sox halfway fielder Tristan Peters high-fives third-base manager Justin Jirschele aft an RBI triple during the eighth inning against the Athletics astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Ill. (Matt Marton/Imagn Images)

He doubled successful the 3rd inning and deed an RBI azygous successful the 5th earlier collecting 2 much hits successful the seventh — a two-run homer to halfway tract and an RBI triple. Peters became the seventh subordinate successful White Sox past to deed for the rhythm and the archetypal since José Abreu successful 2017.

His way to the majors has been thing but conventional. Peters spent clip with the Savannah Bananas 5 years agone aft playing astatine Southern Illinois University. During his stint with the Bananas, helium was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers successful the seventh circular of the MLB Draft.

Tristan Peters, No. 29, of the Chicago White Sox runs to 3rd basal for a triple against the Athletics astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected July 10, 2026. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

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Peters was traded 3 times earlier reaching Chicago. The Brewers dealt him to the San Francisco Giants astatine the 2022 commercialized deadline, and the Giants sent him to the Tampa Bay Rays 3 months later. After spending 3 seasons successful the Rays' workplace strategy and making his MLB debut with Tampa Bay, Peters was traded to the White Sox this past offseason.

Peters made the White Sox's Opening Day roster entering what galore expected to beryllium different hard play for the South Siders aft the nine mislaid a combined 324 games from 2023 done 2025. Instead, Chicago is tied for archetypal spot successful the American League Central, and Peters has been a large crushed why.

Tristan Peters of the Chicago White Sox celebrates aft hitting a location tally against the Athletics astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected July 10, 2026. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

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This season, Peters is hitting .303 with an .841 OPS and 20 doubles.

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