Caleb Bonemer’s first full season of professional baseball has ended with major accolades.
The 2024 Okemos graduate was named the Most Valuable Player of the Single-A Carolina League by Minor League Baseball on Sept. 16 after his success with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
Bonemer, a shortstop who was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 2024 MLB draft, batted .281 with 30 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 64 RBI and had 75 walks in 96 games between stops at Kannapolis and Winston-Salem this season. He spent the final 11 games at High-A Winston-Salem after earning a late-season promotion.
The 19-year-old Bonemer emerged as a top-100 prospect with his success this season. MLB Pipeline ranks him as the No. 83 prospect in baseball and the fourth-best prospect in the Chicago White Sox farm system.