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Kopech accepted a scholarship to the University of Arizona out of Mount Pleasant High School, but was instead drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the [[2014]] Major League Baseball draft. He accepted a $1.6 million signing bonus and began his professional career in Fort Myers, Florida with the Red Sox of the Gulf Coast League. He got 8 starts, compiling a 0-1 record with a 4.61 earned run average.
Kopech accepted a scholarship to the University of Arizona out of Mount Pleasant High School, but was instead drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the [[2014]] Major League Baseball draft. He accepted a $1.6 million signing bonus and began his professional career in Fort Myers, Florida with the Red Sox of the Gulf Coast League. He got 8 starts, compiling a 0-1 record with a 4.61 earned run average.


<!-- In 2015, Kopech pitched for the [[Greenville Drive]] of the [[Class A (baseball)|Single–A]] [[South Atlantic League]] (SAL), where he was 4–5 with a 2.63 ERA in 15 games. He struck out 70 batters and walked 27, in 65 innings, while earning a selection to the SAL All-Star Game. On July 16, he was suspended without pay for 50 games after testing positive for [[Oxilofrine]], which is a banned substance under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.<ref>[http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2015/07/16/red-sox-2014-first-round-pick-rhp-michael-kopech-suspended-50-games/ Red Sox 2014 first-round pick RHP Michael Kopech suspended 50 games]. ''WEEI.com. '' Retrieved on July 16, 2015.</ref> In the 2016 spring training, Kopech broke his right hand during an altercation involving a roommate. He returned to action in the season-opener for the [[Lowell Spinners]] of the [[Class A-Short Season|Low–A]] [[New York-Penn League]],<ref>[http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2016/06/michael_kopech_a_top_boston_re.html Michael Kopech, a top Boston Red Sox pitching prospect, strong in season debut]. ''MassLive.com.'' Retrieved on June 18, 2016.</ref> and was promoted to the [[Salem Red Sox]] of the [[Class A-Advanced|High–A]] [[Carolina League]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In his first five starts at Salem, Kopech yielded only three earned runs in 29 innings with at least seven strikeouts in every game. In total, Kopech made 11 starts, going 4–1 with a 2.25 ERA across 52 innings. During that stretch, he struck out 82 hitters, the most for a pitcher in MiLB for the month of August.<ref name=KopechAward/> He posted a 2.08 ERA and gave only 29 walks, striking out double-digit batters in four of his last six starts, including a career-high 11 twice. After his solid pitching effort, Kopech was named the Carolina League Player of the Month for August.<ref name=KopechAward>[http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160906&content_id=199858824&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t414 Kopech Named Carolina League Player of the Month]. ''MiLB.com''. Retrieved on September 13, 2016.</ref> The award came along with his selection as the league's Pitcher of the Week for August 22–28.<ref name=SoxProspectsKopech/> He carried a 0.93 ERA into his final start of the season before a tough outing against the [[Winston-Salem Dash]] on August 31. Overall, he collected 86 strikeouts in {{frac|56|1|3}} innings during the two stints (13.7 [[SO/9]], 38% of [[Batters faced by pitcher|batters faced]]),<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=kopech000mic Michael Kopech – MiLB pitching statistics]. ''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on September 13, 2016.</ref> along with a 4–1 record and a 2.08 ERA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656629#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL|title=Michael Kopech Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
Kopech began the [[2015]] season with the Single-A Greenville Drive going 4-5 with a 2.63 ERA in 15 games and earning an invitation to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. In July he was given a 50-game suspension after testing positive for oxilofrine. Kopech denied having knowingly taken the drug, which is sometimes an undeclared ingredient in supplements marketed to athletes. During spring training the next year he was involved in a fight with a roommate and fractured his right hand. He was able to return for the start of the season with the Low-A Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League, and was soon promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the High-A Carolina League. In 11 starts he compiled a 4-1 record with a 2.08 ERA, striking out 86 batters. He was named the league's Player of the Month for August. One of his fastballs was clocked at 105 miles per hour.


According to ''[[Baseball America]]'', Kopech threw one of the fastest pitches in professional baseball history against the [[Wilmington Blue Rocks]] on July 13, 2016. Kopech sat at {{convert|98|mph}} in the game, and touched {{convert|100|mph}} and beyond on a regular basis, until a {{convert|105|mph|adj=on}} pitch was double checked by different [[radar gun]]s in the Salem ballpark.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=J.J.|date=July 14, 2016|title=Kopech hits 105 mph against Wilmington|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/kopech-hits-105-mph-against-wilmington/#yYISW6OKdJF7rtVe.97|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717124445/http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/kopech-hits-105-mph-against-wilmington/|archive-date=July 17, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2016|website=Baseball America}}</ref> In an offseason workout on January 17, 2017, throwing from flat ground with run-up, Kopech threw a pitch that was unofficially clocked at {{convert|110|mph}} with a {{convert|3|oz|adj=on}} ball.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clair|first1=Michael|title=Michael Kopech hit 110 mph during his first max-velocity workout of the year|url=http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/01/17/213707942/video-michael-kopech-threw-110-mph5768707450|access-date=January 17, 2017|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]|date=January 17, 2017}}</ref>
Kopech and three other Red Sox prospects were traded to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed pitcher Chris Sale in December [[2016]]. He began the [[2017]] season with the [[2017 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]]. In the first half of the season, he went 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA and was named the started for the North Division in the Southern League All-Star Game in Pensacola, Florida.


===Chicago White Sox===
During that season, Kopech, who was dating Brielle Biermann, appeared on the Bravo [[List of reality show appearances|reality television series]] "Don't Be Tardy". Kopech also played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game in Tampa, Florida. By August he had recorded 155 strikeouts in 22 starts, and was promoted to the International League's AAA Charlotte Knights. After a brief stop there, he made his Major League debut with the White Sox on [[August 21]]. He underwent Tommy John surgery on [[September 18]]. He did not play in [[2019]] or [[2020]].
On December 6, 2016, the Red Sox traded Kopech, [[Yoan Moncada]], [[Luis Alexander Basabe]], and Victor Diaz to the [[Chicago White Sox]] for [[Chris Sale]].<ref name="Merkin">{{cite web|url=http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/210441104/chris-sale-traded-to-red-sox-for-yoan-moncada/|title=White Sox get Moncada, 3 others for Sale|last=Merkin|first=Scott|work=MLB.com|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002745/http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/210441104/chris-sale-traded-to-red-sox-for-yoan-moncada/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Kopech was named the starter for the North Division in the [[Southern League All-Star Game]] after he went 4–3 with a 2.93 ERA over {{frac|58|1|3}} innings and a league best 80 strikeouts in his first 11 starts for the Double-A [[Birmingham Barons]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Van Schouwen|first=Daryl|title=White Sox prospect Kopech to start Southern League All-Star Game|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-sox-prospect-kopech-to-start-southern-league-all-star-game/|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=June 24, 2017|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> He was later named to the U.S. team of the 2017 [[All-Star Futures Game]], striking out White Sox teammate [[Yoan Moncada]] of the World team. On August 18, 2017, the White Sox promoted Kopech to the Triple-A [[Charlotte Knights]] after he posted a 2.87 ERA over {{frac|119|1|3}} innings in 22 starts with 155 strikeouts. Over his final five starts in Birmingham, Kopech allowed two earned runs and accumulated 49 strikeouts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kane|first=Colleen|title=Lucas Giolito to make White Sox debut Monday; Michael Kopech promoted to Triple-A|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-lucas-giolito-michael-kopech-promotions-white-sox-20170818-story.html|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>


The White Sox promoted Kopech to the major leagues on August 21, and he made his debut that day. His outing lasted only two innings because of rain. He struck out four batters and did not allow any runs. On his second pitch of the game he gave up his first hit, a single, to [[Joe Mauer]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Merkin|first=Scott|date=August 21, 2018|title=Sox lose but Kopech shines in rain-shortened debut|website=mlb.com|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-kopech-shines-in-rain-shortened-debut-c291343016|access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>  At the time of his debut, he was considered the 13th best prospect in all of MLB.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24418031/michael-kopech-chicago-white-sox-debut-tuesday|title=Pitching prospect Michael Kopech to make White Sox debut Tuesday|author=|website=ESPN.com|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> Kopech underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] on September 18, putting him out for the rest of the 2018 season plus all of 2019 as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24608870/michael-kopech-chicago-white-sox-torn-ucl-expected-miss-2019-season|title=White Sox phenom Michael Kopech likely to have Tommy John surgery|author=|website=ESPN.com|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> On July 10, 2020, Kopech announced he would be sitting out the 2020 season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-chicago-white-sox-michael-kopech-20200710-m7u5wzxjwnbb7gfhkn7nk5zebe-story.html|title = Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech opts out of the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season for 'personal reasons'|website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
In January 2020 he married actor Vanessa Morgan, but filed for divorce five months later. She bore him a son, River, in January [[2021]], shortly before their divorce was finalized. Kopech returned to the White Sox staff in [[2021]]. During that season he made 44 appearances, including 4 starts, and compiled a 4-3 record with a 3.50 ERA.


Kopech began the 2021 season as a member of the White Sox' pitching staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kopecmi01&t=p&year=2021 |title=Michael Kopech 2021 Pitching Game Logs |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> On April 2, Kopech made his 2021 debut against the [[Los Angeles Angels]] coming out of the bullpen going two innings striking out three and walking one and got the win. He made his first start in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the [[Boston Red Sox]] going three innings, only giving up one run and striking out four batters. On May 26, Kopech threw a pitch and then slipped and fell off the mound and was limping into the dugout. He was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring on May 31. Kopech was activated off the IL on June 30. Overall in 2021, Kopech appeared in 44 games while starting in four of them with a record of 4–3 with an ERA of 3.50 in {{frac|69|1|3}} innings while striking out 103 batters. In game 3 of the [[2021 ALDS]] against the [[Houston Astros]], Kopech picked up his first career postseason win coming in the second inning for relief of White Sox starter [[Dylan Cease]]. Kopech went {{frac|2|1|3}} innings giving up four hits, three runs (including a home run), one walk, and struck out five batters leading the White Sox to a 12–6 victory.
He rejoined Chicago's starting rotation in [[2022]], but was hampered by a knee sprain and shoulder inflammation during the season, and also took a short paternity leave when his girlfriend Morgan Eudy delivered his second child, Vander. He made 25 starts, going 5-9 with a 3.54 ERA. He signed a new 1-year $2.05 million contract in January [[2023]]. In 30 appearances that year he went 5-12 with a 5.43 ERA. In September he had a cyst removed from his knee and missed the remainder of the season. They married in December while she was pregnant with another child. Clover.


In 2022, Kopech made his way to the starting role. During the season, Kopech was on and off the injured list. In a game against the Kansas City Royals, Kopech felt soreness in his left knee before the first pitch but tried to pitch anyway. He ended up leaving the game after facing four batters in the first inning and was placed on the IL with a left knee strain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/michael-kopech-injury-white-sox-pitcher-lands-on-injured-list-after-exiting-start-in-first-inning/#:~:text=Chicago%20White%20Sox%20right%2Dhander,with%20a%20left%20knee%20strain.|title=Michael Kopech injury: White Sox pitcher lands on injured list after exiting start in first inning|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> Kopech made two more starts before he was placed on the IL again on September 17 with right shoulder inflammation and was shut down for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/09/white-sox-place-michael-kopech-on-15-day-injured-list.html|title=White Sox Place Michael Kopech On 15-Day Injured List|access-date=September 17, 2022}}</ref>
Kopech returned to bullpen duties in [[2024]]. He pitched an "immaculate inning" (9 consecutive strikes) in relief against the Minnesota Twins on [[July 10]].
 
Overall in 2022, Kopech made 25 starts posting a 5–9 record with a 3.54 ERA in {{frac|119|1|3}} innings with 105 strikeouts and 57 walks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kopecmi01.shtml|title=Michael Kopech Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He led the major leagues in highest walk percentage, at 11.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/splits-leaderboards|title=Splits Leaderboards &#124; FanGraphs|website=www.fangraphs.com}}</ref>
 
On January 13, 2023, Kopech agreed to a one-year, $2.05 million contract with the White Sox, avoiding salary arbitration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/2023-mlb-arbitration-tracker.html|title=2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker|access-date=January 13, 2023|website=MLBTradeRumors}}</ref> In his first start of 2023, Kopech gave up seven earned runs and five home runs, with four of those home runs coming in the fifth inning. In 30 games (27 starts), he posted a 5–12 record and 5.43 ERA with 134 strikeouts in {{fraction|129|1|3}} innings pitched. On September 22, Kopech underwent season–ending surgery to remove a [[cyst]] from his right knee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=White Sox's Michael Kopech: Season ends due to knee surgery|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/white-soxs-michael-kopech-season-ends-due-to-knee-surgery/amp/|access-date=September 23, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
Entering the 2024 season, the White Sox announced that Kopech would pitch primarily out of the [[bullpen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=White Sox' Michael Kopech reacts to bullpen demotion|url=https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news/michael-kopech-reacts-to-bullpen-demotion/547084/?amp=1|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=nbcsportschicago.com|language=en}}</ref> On July 10, he became the second White Sox pitcher to throw an [[List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning|immaculate inning]] and the first since [[Sloppy Thurston]] in 1923 while recording a save against the [[Minnesota Twins]].
 
==Personal life==
In 2019, Kopech announced his engagement to Canadian actress [[Vanessa Morgan]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Brielle Biermann's Ex Michael Kopech Engaged to Riverdale's Vanessa Morgan: 'I Love You Intensely' |first=Robyn |last=Merrett |date=July 3, 2019 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/tv/michael-kopech-engaged-vanessa-morgan-riverdale/ |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172334/https://people.com/tv/michael-kopech-engaged-vanessa-morgan-riverdale/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kopech and Morgan married in January 2020,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Riverdale Actress Vanessa Morgan Weds MLB Star Michael Kopech |first=Karen |last=Mizoguchi |date=January 4, 2020 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/tv/vanessa-morgan-weds-michael-kopech/ |access-date=January 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172334/https://people.com/tv/michael-kopech-engaged-vanessa-morgan-riverdale/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> but Kopech filed for divorce shortly thereafter in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech files for divorce from 'Riverdale' actress Vanessa Morgan |first=Tracy |last=Swartz |date=July 27, 2020 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-vanessa-morgan-michael-kopech-split-20200727-vtu3kti4pbgjpf74i2poozhxri-story.html |access-date=January 7, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205013631/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-vanessa-morgan-michael-kopech-split-20200727-vtu3kti4pbgjpf74i2poozhxri-story.html |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Morgan gave birth to their son in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Vanessa Morgan Spends Time with Estranged Husband Michael Kopech After Welcoming Baby: 'Happy' |first=Jodi |last=Guglielmi |date=February 8, 2021 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/tv/vanessa-morgan-spends-time-estranged-husband-michael-kopech-after-welcoming-son/ |access-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404082249/https://people.com/tv/vanessa-morgan-spends-time-estranged-husband-michael-kopech-after-welcoming-son/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2022, he took a brief paternity leave from the White Sox while he attended the birth of his second child, by his new girlfriend,<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Kopech returns from paternity leave |first=Alex |last=Shapiro |work=[[NBC Sports]] |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/white-sox-michael-kopech-returns-paternity-leave |access-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108050740/https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/michael-kopech-returns-from-paternity-leave/325124/ |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> fitness instructor Morgan Eudy.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=White Sox Pitcher Michael Kopech’s Family Guide: Ex-Wife Vanessa Morgan, Fiancee Morgan Eudy and His Kids |first=Yana |last=Grebenyuk |date=August 24, 2023 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/pitcher-michael-kopechs-family-guide-son-vanessa-morgan-more-kids/ |access-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831061108/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/pitcher-michael-kopechs-family-guide-son-vanessa-morgan-more-kids/ |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023|August}}, Kopech and Eudy were engaged and expecting their second child together; Eudy also has a daughter from a previous relationship.>-->


==References==
==References==
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* Grebenyuk, Yana (July 8, 2024) "White Sox Pitcher Michael Kopech’s Family Guide: Ex-Wife Vanessa Morgan, Wife Morgan Eudy and His Kids." ''Us''
* "[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Kopech Michael Kopech]" (July 11, 2024) Wikipedia - accessed July 12, 2024


==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.mlb.com/player/michael-kopech-656629 Michael Kopech] at MLB.com
* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kopecmi01.shtml Michael Kopech] at baseball-reference.com


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Michael Talbert Kopech (born April 30, 1996 in Longview, Texas) is a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and a former starter for the Birmingham Barons.

Kopech accepted a scholarship to the University of Arizona out of Mount Pleasant High School, but was instead drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He accepted a $1.6 million signing bonus and began his professional career in Fort Myers, Florida with the Red Sox of the Gulf Coast League. He got 8 starts, compiling a 0-1 record with a 4.61 earned run average.

Kopech began the 2015 season with the Single-A Greenville Drive going 4-5 with a 2.63 ERA in 15 games and earning an invitation to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. In July he was given a 50-game suspension after testing positive for oxilofrine. Kopech denied having knowingly taken the drug, which is sometimes an undeclared ingredient in supplements marketed to athletes. During spring training the next year he was involved in a fight with a roommate and fractured his right hand. He was able to return for the start of the season with the Low-A Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League, and was soon promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the High-A Carolina League. In 11 starts he compiled a 4-1 record with a 2.08 ERA, striking out 86 batters. He was named the league's Player of the Month for August. One of his fastballs was clocked at 105 miles per hour.

Kopech and three other Red Sox prospects were traded to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed pitcher Chris Sale in December 2016. He began the 2017 season with the Birmingham Barons. In the first half of the season, he went 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA and was named the started for the North Division in the Southern League All-Star Game in Pensacola, Florida.

During that season, Kopech, who was dating Brielle Biermann, appeared on the Bravo reality television series "Don't Be Tardy". Kopech also played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game in Tampa, Florida. By August he had recorded 155 strikeouts in 22 starts, and was promoted to the International League's AAA Charlotte Knights. After a brief stop there, he made his Major League debut with the White Sox on August 21. He underwent Tommy John surgery on September 18. He did not play in 2019 or 2020.

In January 2020 he married actor Vanessa Morgan, but filed for divorce five months later. She bore him a son, River, in January 2021, shortly before their divorce was finalized. Kopech returned to the White Sox staff in 2021. During that season he made 44 appearances, including 4 starts, and compiled a 4-3 record with a 3.50 ERA.

He rejoined Chicago's starting rotation in 2022, but was hampered by a knee sprain and shoulder inflammation during the season, and also took a short paternity leave when his girlfriend Morgan Eudy delivered his second child, Vander. He made 25 starts, going 5-9 with a 3.54 ERA. He signed a new 1-year $2.05 million contract in January 2023. In 30 appearances that year he went 5-12 with a 5.43 ERA. In September he had a cyst removed from his knee and missed the remainder of the season. They married in December while she was pregnant with another child. Clover.

Kopech returned to bullpen duties in 2024. He pitched an "immaculate inning" (9 consecutive strikes) in relief against the Minnesota Twins on July 10.

References

  • Grebenyuk, Yana (July 8, 2024) "White Sox Pitcher Michael Kopech’s Family Guide: Ex-Wife Vanessa Morgan, Wife Morgan Eudy and His Kids." Us
  • "Michael Kopech" (July 11, 2024) Wikipedia - accessed July 12, 2024

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