exercised an out clause in his minor league deal with the White Sox, Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The right-hander was granted his release and is again a free agent. Chicago gave Vic Law Jersey Altavilla a non-roster invite to big league camp in December. He had a solid Spring Training, working 9 2/3 innings of three-run ball with 11 strikeouts. The White Sox neverthele s opted not to carry him on the big league roster, sending him back to the open market. Altavilla made five appearances for the Royals last season. He gave up six runs acro s 3 2/3 frames before sustaining an oblique strain that knocked him out of action for two months. Kansas City waived him rather than reinstate him onto the MLB roster once he was healthy. That was Altavillas first major league work since he made two appearances for the Padres in 2021. The 32-year-old spent most of last season with K.C.s Triple-A club. He turned in a 3.51 ERA with a 22.2% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk percentage acro s 41 innings. The Triple-A and Spring Training numbers should land him a minor league deal somewhere. Nikola Vucevic Jersey