MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel got behind in the count 1-2 during his seventh inning at-bat Tuesday against Minnesota Twins reliever Thomas Hatch.

Teel fouled off a sweeper and then a sinker. The sixth pitch was a 93.6-mph high fastball that was out of the zone.

Teel connected for a solo home run to right-center.

It was one of four home runs for the Sox in a 12-3 victory . Fellow rookies Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth homered in Monday’s series opener, a 6-5 win .

Those were some of the latest examples of the young players making the most of big-league opportunities. Teel, Montgomery, Edgar Quero and Meidroth were in Wednesday’s starting lineup at Target Field.

Director of hitting Ryan Fuller recently discussed the progress he has seen from some of the roo

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