 Early in the season he played in 12 games with the Tigers, batting 6-for-21 (.286), before being traded to the White Sox in late May.With the White Sox for the remainder of the season, Batts appeared in 55 games, and batted .228/.299/.342, with 3 home runs and 19 RBI.Between the two teams, for the season he batted .235/.303/.341.