Maton has the ability to elect free agency, but might end up sticking around with Chicago as emergency infield depth. The 28-year-old went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from the White Sox’ 40-man roster over the weekend.

Maton has been booted from Chicago’s active roster to make room for newly-acquired rookie Gage Workman after batting .173 (9-for-52) with two homers and four RBI in 23 games. The 28-year-old infielder figures to make it through waivers unclaimed and will likely hit the open market in search of a new opportunity.

Maton — who functioned as the White Sox’ designated hitter and leadoff man in this one — worked a leadoff walk off of Simeon Woods Richardson but was cut down attempting to steal second base. He then victimized Louis Varland for a 406-foot (109.3 mph EV) solo shot in the sixth inning that extended the White Sox’ advantage to 3-0. The versatile 28-year-old finished the night 1-for-3 plus a walk and is now hitting .222 (2-for-9) with a pair of solo home runs on the young season.

Maton never found a home in the majors last year, but now he’s the White Sox’s leadoff man against right-handers, even if he probably wouldn’t be on the roster at all if not for the late injuries to Josh Rojas, Brandon Drury and Mike Tauchman. It’s not something that figures to last for an overly long time.