CHICAGO (WGN) — Luis Robert Jr. will be spending at least part of another season on the South Side, while starting pitcher Martín Pérez will be moving on elsewhere.
The Chicago White Sox exercised the $20-million option on the contract of Robert Jr. for the 2026 season, while the left-handed Pérez has declined the $10-million mutual option for 2026 and will receive a $1.5-million buyout.
Robert Jr., still only 28 years old, hit .223/.297/.364 with 14 home runs, 53 RBI, 52 runs scored and 33 stolen bases over 110 games in 2025, which included two stints on the injured list with a strained left hamstring.
He hit .298/.352/.456 over 31 games in the second half and joined Minnie Miñoso, Ray Durham and Alexei Ramírez as the only players in White Sox history to record 100 career home runs and 100 stolen bases.
Pérez went 1-6 with a 3.54 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 11 games (10 starts) last season, his first with the Sox after agreeing to terms on a one-year, $5.0-million contract on January 21, 2025, which included the mutual option for 2026. He missed four months of the season with left elbow inflammation.