| Tim Elko | |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox – No. 30 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born:December 27, 1998 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 2025, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through June 12,2025) | |
| Batting average | .155 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Timothy John Elko (born December 27,1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Elko attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa,Florida, [1] and the University of Mississippi,where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels. Elko was a member of the Rebels' 2022 National Championship team. [2] In 2019 and 2020,Elko played collegiate summer baseball for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League. [3]
The Chicago White Sox selected Elko in the tenth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [4] After signing with the team,he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League White Sox and was later promoted to the Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. [5] Elko returned to Kannapolis at the beginning of the 2023 season and hit .297 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI in 66 games before earning a promotion to the High-A Winston-Salem Dash. [6] He batted .319 over 31 games with Winston-Salem before being promoted a second time to the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League. [7] Elko started the 2024 season with Birmingham and was promoted to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights after batting .289 with nine home runs over 91 games. [8]
On May 10,2025,Elko was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9] The following day,he hit his first career home run off of Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins. [10]
