The Chicago White Sox are weighing a promotion for Triple-A infielder and outfielder Sam Antonacci, a versatile 23-year-old who has emerged as one of the organization's most coveted internal prospects following a standout World Baseball Classic appearance and a torrid start at Charlotte.

Antonacci delivered one of the tournament's signature moments for Team Italy in an 8-6 victory over Team USA, hitting a two-run home run, scoring on a wild pitch, and making a backhand play at shortstop on a 106.4 mph grounder off the bat of Brice Turang.

White Sox general manager Chris Getz offered an enthusiastic endorsement of the 2024 fifth-round pick out of Coastal Carolina.

"He's been turning heads since we drafted and signed him. How Sam is playing the game in the WBC is how he plays every game, hair on fire, locked in every pitch, always on the attack," Getz said. "In the past year, he has gotten stronger so the exit velos have increased. He can play all over the diamond, high contact, good decisions at the plate and overall advanced process with growing power. If we have interest in acquiring a player from another team, the first player they ask for is Sam."

Getz pushed back on Antonacci's modest public prospect rankings, where he sits 10th in one prominent outlet's White Sox top 20.

"He's a top prospect and has been — for some reason public rankings haven't caught up, but projection systems, including ours, have him in our top tier of prospects," Getz said. "We anticipate he'll be on our major-league club at some point this season. If you surveyed staff throughout our org what we want a White Sox player to look and play like, it's Sam Antonacci."

After drawing two walks Sunday, Antonacci is hitting .289 with a .484 on-base percentage and .928 OPS at Triple-A. The 5-foot-11, 193-pound switch is also a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts.