Chicago White Sox fans now know where they can expect to see one of the franchise's top prospects playing at the beginning of the 2027 minor league season.

White Sox general manager Chris Getz recently said Chicago prospect Caleb Bonemer will start next year at Triple-A, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' James Fegan. After making his Double-A debut in mid-June, the 21-year-old appears set to get his first taste of Triple-A action to begin his third season in the minors.

Bonemer, MLB Pipeline's No. 27 overall prospect, put on a show at the plate in 2026. The righty-swinging slugger even got some reps at a new position toward the end of the year, seemingly to try to fast-track him to the majors. And now, with the top prospect expected to make his Triple-A debut in early 2027, he's one step closer to the big leagues.

Caleb Bonemer could soon be knocking on the door of the majors

After the White Sox selected Bonemer in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of high school, the young prospect hit .281 with 12 home runs and 64 RBIs in his first 107 minor league games in 2025. The 6-foot-1 slugger then followed that up with impressive offensive numbers in 2026. In 132 games this year, the 21-year-old had a .251 batting average, a .380 on-base percentage, and a .930 OPS with 37 homers and 92 RBIs. With those 37 long balls, the second-rounder was tied for the fifth-most home runs hit by any minor leaguer in 2026.

While Bonemer has mostly played shortstop and third base in the minors so far, he started working in the outfield at the end of the Double-A season and in the Arizona Fall League. It's unclear whether he'll play the outfield for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, but that appears to be one way for Chicago to try to get his bat in the majors as early as next season. It'll be important to see if the top prospect faces any adversity in his first stint at Triple-A, though.

If Bonemer keeps mashing the ball early next season, he could be called up to the majors at some point in 2027. But first, many White Sox fans will be eagerly awaiting the young slugger's Triple-A debut.