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<\/a><\/p>\nFormer Willmar Stinger Tanner Banks Debuts with the White Sox<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nBanks is the 277th<\/sup>\u00a0former Northwoods League player to debut in MLB<\/em><\/p>\nRochester, Minn. \u2013 Former Willmar Stinger Tanner Banks, made his Major League debut for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Banks is the 277th<\/sup>\u00a0former Northwoods League player to reach the Major League level.<\/p>\nBanks, who played collegiately at the University of Utah, played for the Willmar Stingers in 2011 and 2012. He was drafted in the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Indians.<\/p>\nIn 2011 with the Stingers, Banks appeared in 17 games and was 5-2 with a 3.46 ERA. He struck out 48 batters in 52 innings pitched and was a mid-season All-Star selection. In 2012 he pitched in four games and was 2-0 with a 3.14 ERA in 14.1 innings pitched.<\/p>\n
Banks began his professional career in 2014 with the White Sox and has compiled a 49-41 record over seven minor league seasons. He has appeared in 168 games and has a 3.51 ERA. Over 743.1 innings he has 563 strikeouts, five saves and 115 games started.<\/p>\n
In his Major League debut against the Detroit Tigers, Banks entered the game in relief in the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0inning. He would pitch 2.0 innings, striking out four and allowing no runs or hits while walking two.<\/p>\n###<\/p>\n
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