Robert Murray of FanSided added that the Brewers will acquire first baseman Andrew Vaughn while White Sox will also receive cash in the deal.
The right-handed Civale had been moved to the Brewers’ bullpen and was hoping to start again, even if it meant with another team.
“We’re exploring opportunities for me to get back into a rotation, whether that’s here or elsewhere,” Civale told reporters Thursday. “That type of decision is out of my hands. We’re exploring the options to give me the chance to do what I do best, and that’s to go out there and start.”
The 30-year-old lost his spot in the rotation after the Brewers called up top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, whose arrival gave Milwaukee a surplus of starting pitchers.
Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA) was the odd man out when the Brewers opted to go with a rotation of Misiorowski, Freddy Peralta (5-4, 2.69), José Quintana (4-1, 2.66), Quinn Priester (4-2 3.65) and Chad Patrick (3-6, 3.25).
The Brewers acquired Civale from the Tampa Bay Rays last July, and he signed a one-year, $8 million contract in the off-season that enabled him to avoid arbitration. Civale had joined Tampa Bay a year earlier in a trade-deadline deal with the Cleveland Guardians.
Although Civale has made two career post-season relief appearances in 2022 with Cleveland and 2024 with Milwaukee, he has been a starter for all his regular-season performances in the major leagues and minor leagues. Civale said his last regular-season relief performance came in college at Northeastern.
Civale went on the injured list this year after straining his hamstring in his first start of the season, a 12-3 loss to the New York Yankees before going on the injured list with a hamstring strain. He returned to action May 22 and has allowed seven runs over 19 innings in four starts since.
He leaves a Brewers team sporting a 37-33 record and 2.5 games back of a wild-card spot to join the White Sox, who have the second-worst record in the majors at 23-46.
–with files from The Associated Press
