Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Charlie Tilson was born December 2, 1992, in Wilmette, Illinois. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

He made his debut against the Detroit Tigers on August 2 and got his first major league hit, a single, in his first at-bat, against Aníbal Sánchez. Unfortunately, Tilson strained his left hamstring during the game attempting to make a diving catch, and was placed on the disabled list, curiously becoming the fourth White Sox member in 2016 to become injured on or before their debut. On August 4, Tilson underwent season-ending surgery.

Following the offseason trade of Adam Eaton, Tilson was among the favorites to land the center field job out of spring training in 2017, receiving the endorsement of general manager Rick Hahn. However, Tilson suffered a stress reaction in the same foot he previously had a stress fracture and missed all of the 2017 season.

Fully healthy, Tilson began 2018 with the Charlotte Knights. He was recalled by the White Sox on May 24. In 2018 with Chicago, Tilson batted .264/.331/.292 with 11 RBI. The White Sox designated Tilson for assignment after the 2018 season. Tilson was outrighted on January 17, 2019. On May 6, 2019, Tilson was selected to the active roster. On May 22, Tilson hit a grand slam for his first major league home run off of Astros reliever Josh James. On October 3, 2019, Tilson was outrighted to AAA and elected free agency.