CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina National Champion and Sasser Athletics Hall of Famer Zach Remillard was called up to the Major League level by the Chicago White Sox, the team announced on Thursday, June 15.
 
Remillard was called off the field from his position at shortstop before the bottom of the third inning in the Charlotte Knights game with the Durham Bulls on Wednesday night, June 14. He was greeted in the dugout with a huge cheer from his teammates (first reported by Patrick Kinas of the Durham Bulls and Westwood One Sports).
 
A leader on the 2016 College World Series National Championship team, Remillard was a 2016 NCBWA third-team All-American and a Perfect Game/Rawlings honorable mention All-American. Tabbed the 2016 NCAA Raleigh Regional MVP, he went on to earn a spot on the 2016 CWS All-Tournament team with his play in Omaha at the College World Series. He was also named to the 2016 ABCA All-Region second team and earned a spot on the 2016 All-Big South first team his senior season.
 
A two-time Big South All-Tournament team selection (2015 and 2016), Remillard was drafted in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox (296th overall). He was also named to the 2010-19 Big South Baseball All-Decade team.
 
Remillard was inducted into the Coastal Carolina Sasser Hall of Fame as a member of the 2021 induction class. He was also inducted as part of the 2016 College World Series National Championship team as part of the 2021 class.
 
The former Chant has paid his dues, as the Cohoes, N.Y., native has played seven seasons in the Chicago White Sox minor league system, taking the field in 694 games overall since his professional debut in 2016.
 
Working his way up from the Arizona Rookie League in 2016, he made stops with the Kannapolis Intimidators (Class A), Winston-Salem Dash (Class A-Advanced), Birmingham Barons (Double-A), and has spent the last two-plus seasons with the Charlotte Knights (Triple-A).
 
Over his professional career, Remillard has been named a Carolina League Midseason All-Star (2019), a Carolina League Postseason All-Star (2019), and was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star (2019) for the Chicago White Sox.
 
Remillard will join his new teammates in Los Angeles for the White Sox contest versus the Dodgers on June 15.

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