You’d think Yoan Moncada was in little league, or had 24,907 of his friends and family in attendance. Such was the desire for White Sox fans to see the coronation of the jewel they had been promised in Moncada — the No. 1 prospect whom they welcomed with a standing ovation — that they roared with approval for every pitch he fouled off to stay alive in his first plate appearance as a member of the White Sox (38-54).
“I was excited, I was excited with the way the fans treated me and how they were cheering me,” Moncada said through an interpreter.