The White Sox No. 15 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, is coming up to the majors on Monday from Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced. Thompson, 24, is the brother of Warriors' star forward Klay Thompson.

At Charlotte, Thompson is hitting .260 with 13 home runs, 39 RBI and 11 stolen bases. He was named to the International League midseason All-Star team for the fourth time since 2011. He was selected in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Santa Margarita High School. This will be his first stint in the major leagues.

Thompson will replace pitcher Scott Carroll, who was optioned on Sunday, on the roster but will mostly be filling in for outfielder J.B. Shuck, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list over the weekend.

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They got the Rookie 1st HR thing right!



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More hits and a run scored last night. I suspect Hawk will be comparing him to Tony Coligniaro before the weekend is out.