Caleb Aron Freeman (born February 23, 1998) is an American professional

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in the

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organization. He made his

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(MLB) debut in 2025.

Amateur career

Freeman attended Cooper High School in

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. He played

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for the

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, and in 2018 he played

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for the

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of the

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. A relief pitcher throughout his three seasons for the Red Raiders, he ended his junior year in 2019 2–0 with a 6.89 ERA over innings. After the season, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the

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. He signed for $25,000.

Professional career

Freeman spent his professional season in 2019 with the

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, the

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of the

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Pioneer League, and the

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of the

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, going 4–2 with a 2.19 ERA and 38 strikeouts over innings. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. For the 2021 season, he split the year between the

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of the

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and the

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of the Double-A South with whom he made 39 relief appearances and went 2–3 with a 3.27 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 44 innings. He was selected to play in the

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for the

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where he was named to the Fall Stars game. Freeman opened the 2022 season back with Birmingham, but missed nearly three months due to injury. Over innings pitched with Birmingham, he posted an 8.79 ERA with 14 walks and 15 strikeouts. He returned to Birmingham to open the 2023 season and also spent time with the

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, posting a 3.71 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 34 innings for the season. Freeman returned to Birmingham for the entirety of the 2024 season, going 2-5 with a 3.92 ERA and 56 strikeouts over innings. Freeman was assigned to Birmingham to open the 2025 season, and was promoted to Charlotte in April. On May 4, 2025, the White Sox purchased Freeman's contract and added him to their active roster. He made his MLB debut the next day versus the

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. Freeman pitched one inning in relief in which he gave up one

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and collected his first major league strikeout against

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. In five appearances for Chicago, he recorded a 5.40 ERA with three strikeouts across innings pitched. Freeman was

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following the promotion of Jake Palisch on June 20. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Charlotte on June 23.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Caleb 1998 births Living people Baseball players from Abilene, Texas Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago White Sox players Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball players Harwich Mariners players Arizona League White Sox players Great Falls Voyagers players Kannapolis Intimidators players Winston-Salem Dash players Birmingham Barons players Glendale Desert Dogs players Charlotte Knights players Arizona Complex League White Sox players