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A former Savannah Banana is headed to the MLB All-Star Game and finds out the news about 12 hours after reaching the cycle in the majors.
Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder Tristan Peters was named to the American League All-Star team to replace Nick Kurtz, who recently landed on the injured list.
Peters recorded the White Sox’s first cycle in nine years, capping it with a triple down the right field line in his final at-bat.
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Chicago White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters high-fives third base coach Justin Jirschele after an RBI triple during the eighth inning against the A’s at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Matt Marton/Image Images)
He doubled in the third inning and had an RBI single in the fifth before getting two more hits in the seventh: a two-run home run to center field and an RBI triple. Peters became the seventh player in White Sox history to hit for the cycle and the first since José Abreu in 2017.
His path to the majors has been anything but conventional. Peters spent time with the Savannah Bananas five years ago after playing at Southern Illinois University. During his time with the Bananas, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of the MLB Draft.
Tristan Peters, No. 29, of the Chicago White Sox runs to third base for a triple against the A’s at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, on July 10, 2026. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
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Peters was traded three times before arriving in Chicago. The Brewers traded him to the San Francisco Giants at the 2022 trade deadline, and the Giants sent him to the Tampa Bay Rays three months later. After spending three seasons in the Rays’ farm system and making his MLB debut with Tampa Bay, Peters was traded to the White Sox this past offseason.
Peters made the White Sox Opening Day roster entering what many expected to be another difficult season for the South Siders after the club lost a combined 324 games from 2023 to 2025. Instead, Chicago is tied for first place in the American League Central, and Peters has been a big reason why.
Tristan Peters of the Chicago White Sox celebrates after hitting a home run against the Athletics at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, on July 10, 2026. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
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This season, Peters is hitting .303 with an .841 OPS and 20 doubles.
