White Sox Trade Robbie Grossman To Texas Rangers

The White Sox have traded Robbie Grossman to the Texas Rangers for right-handed pitching prospect Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoea.  The Wailuku, Hawai’i native’s full name is Anthony David Maui La’akea Hoopii-Tuionetoa (“hoo-OH-pee two-EE-oh-NEE-toe-ah”). 

Hoopii-Tuionetoea is not ranked inside the Texas Rangers Top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline. However, he was named a MiLB Organizational All-Star in 2022 and an Arizona Fall League Rising Star in 2023. He logged a two-strikeout performance for the AL in the Fall Stars Game.