The White Sox are requiring all minor league players to receive COVID-19 booster vaccines before they report for spring training, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Major League Baseball is not requiring coronavirus vaccinations for minor leaguers in 2022.
Chicago mandated COVID-19 vaccines for all minor leaguers last spring and had 100% compliance, according to Passan. So while this is not the first time the team has mandated the vaccine, the organization is the first in MLB to mandate the booster shot.
The team released a statement to Passan on their decision on Friday night.