On January 3, 2020, Francys Romero of MLB.com reported that Colás had defected from Cuba and was looking to sign on with a Major League team.[5] On December 23, 2020, Colás was officially granted his release and declared a free agent by Major League Baseball. He was made eligible to sign with a club starting in January 2021.
On January 25, 2022, Colás signed with the Chicago White Sox. His signing bonus was $2.7 million.[6] Soon after, Colás gave up pitching to focus on outfield work.[7]
Colas spent the 2022 season split between three White Sox affiliates: the High-A Winston-Salem Dash, Double-A Birmingham Barons, and Triple-A Charlotte Knights. In 117 games between the three minor league clubs, Colás slashed .314/.371/.524 while tallying 23 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 3 stolen bases while being caught four times.[8]
On March 26, 2023, the White Sox announced that Colás had made the Opening Day roster.[9] He made his MLB debut on March 30, 2023, recording a hit as a pinch hitter.[10] Colás batted .211 with one home run and seven RBIs in 25 games, before he was optioned to Charlotte. In 48 games for Charlotte, he batted .293 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs before he was promoted to the major leagues in July.[11] In 2023 in the major leagues he batted .216/.257/.314 with 5 home runs and 19 RBIs in 245 at bats, as he stole four bases in seven attempts and played primarily right field.[12]
Colás was optioned to Triple–A Charlotte to begin the 2024 season.[13]
^In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (active roster of players), each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3 year contract period (Non-tender free agent players and contract expired players renew their contracts every year).
