White Sox DFA Yonder Alonso; Palka recalled

The White Sox, who designated struggling first baseman Yonder Alonso for assignment Thursday, recalled outfielder Daniel Palka Friday and made two other moves, including purchasing the contract of 33-year-old left-hander Ross Detwiler.

Detwiler will start the Sox’ game against the Twins Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The Sox also placed shortstop Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 26 with a sprained ankle.

The parting with Alonso, 32, who is having the worst season of his career, came a couple of days before his charity bowling event Sunday benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago and White Sox Charities.

But Alonso, batting .178/.275/.301 with seven home runs in 251 plate appearances, wasn’t helping the club, and his at-bats are better served by younger players on a rebuilding team. A career .259/.332/.402 hitter with 97 homers and 416 RBI, Alonso hit 28 homers with the Athletics and Mariners and was an American League All-Star in 2017.

The Sox acquired Alonso from the Indians last Dec. 14 for minor-league outfielder Alex Call, a deal viewed as an enticement for free agent Manny Machado, Alonso’s brother-in-law.

The Sox had Machado in mind when they made the deal, but they also had major-league, middle-of-the-order production in mind that they did not get. Alonso never got untracked despite getting — with the exception of brief stays on the bench — repeated opportunities from manager Rick Renteria.

Alonso pinch-hit and hit into a double play with runners on first and third in his last at-bat Wednesday against the Red Sox in Boston.

Alonso, who is getting paid $8 million this season and has a $9 million club option for next season, is owed about $5 million by the Sox, who have a week to trade, outright or release him.

Detwiler is 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA, 35 strikeouts and one complete game over eight starts with Charlotte this season after signing with the White as a minor-league free agent on May 9.

Over 10 major league seasons he has gone 23-42 with a 4.36 ERA including 83 starts with Washington (2007-14), Texas (2015), Atlanta (2015), Cleveland (2016), Oakland (2016) and Seattle (2018).