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• Today in White Sox History: July 7A Michael Kopech meltdown on this day, one year ago, dropped the White Sox to an astounding 40 games worse than .500. | Rich Storry/Getty Images The South Siders sink to an unimaginable 40 games worse than .500 1931 In a 12-inning game in St. Louis won by the White Sox over the Browns, 10-8, neither team struck out. It remains the longest game ever played in the majors without a K. Tommy T...2025See more articles White Sox headline news -
• Bobby Jenks: Our RemembrancesChuck Rydlewski/Getty Images Memories of an all-time great White Sox winner With the sad new of Bobby Jenks’ death from cancer at age 44, we have come together as a staff to do our part to remember him. Here our our memories of a White Sox legend, and please feel free to share your own in the comments. Brian O’Neill Some pitchers seem more (or possibly other) than human. Randy Johnson was...2025Check it out Bobby Jenks headline news -
• Today in White Sox History: June 4On this day 17 years ago, Paul Konerko ended a marathon game against the Royals with a home run. | Set Number: X156365 TK1 R3 F529 Six massive homers — and four to win games 1959 The 1959 season was filled with extra-inning games for the White Sox, including SIX against Baltimore. There were also three true marathon games, of 17, 17, and 18 games — ALL against the Orioles. This was the fir...2025See more White Sox news today -
• Today in White Sox History: May 17On this day 94 years ago, the South Siders swapped away an all-time great, Willie Kamm. | Paul Thompson/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Saying goodbye to a hot-corner great 1931 In a deal that wasn’t catastrophic but nonetheless didn’t work out for the White Sox, the club shipped an all-time great third baseman, Willie Kamm, to Cleveland for outfielder Lew Fonseca. Kamm had produced 2...2025See more White Sox breaking news -
• The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet LemonSole Star: Potent with the glove and bat, Lemon was a two-time All-Star on the South Side. | Bettmann Archive An, er, active day on defense sent an all-time great out to center field [On the occasion of Chet Lemon’s passing today, we are reprinting his entertaining story of transforming into a record-breaking center fielder. This piece originally ran at South Side Sox in 2018.] *** Chet Le...2025See more articles Chet Lemon news and rumors -
• Game Thread: White Sox at AthleticsTyler Gilbert, White Sox starter in perpetuity. | Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Tyler Gilbert, meet Groundhog Day Howdy everyone, yeah it’s me again. It is a full Brett Ballantini day today, with roster updates, game threads, recaps, minor league update. I cannot promise a great effort on any one of these stories for fear of perishing before the final Kannapolis Cannon Ballers recap is p...2025Visit the page White Sox breaking news
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• Today in White Sox History: April 20With two no-hitters (“in a row”) against the White Sox, Addie Joss was a true South Side menace. | FPG/Getty Images Addie Joss flummoxes the South Siders, once again 1910 In a 1-0 win during Chicago’s final season at South Side Park, Cleveland’s Addie Joss no-hit the White Sox for the second time in three seasons. Context clues from the box score suggest possibly just one South Side runner...2025See more articles White Sox -
• Today in White Sox History: April 1On this day 18 years ago, Matt Thornton was guaranteed his White Sox duds for another three years. | Jeff Gross/Getty Images Matt Thornton is rewarded for a great 2006 — and become a high-leverage cornerstone on the South Side 1901 Following teammate Clark Griffith, who signed with the White Sox to become player-manager, Chicago Colts (Cubs) pitcher Nixey Callahan jumped leagues to the Whi...2025Read about White Sox -
• Game Thread: Angels at White SoxLeading us to some fun, or utter misery, the Pied Piper of Baseball leads us into the park today. Like it or not, here we go! Welcome to another season of White Sox baseball, friends. I’m Brett Ballantini, and I’ll be your host today for Opening Day coverage. It’s my eighth season of White Sox openers here at South Side Sox, which believe it or not makes me the most-tenured editor in the 2...2025See more White Sox injury status -
• Today in White Sox History: March 13On this day one year ago, the White Sox shipped Dylan Cease to San Diego. | Norm Hall/Getty Images Dylan Cease gets shipped west 1934 All-time White Sox playing and managing great Fielder Jones died, at age 62, in Portland. His 32.0 WAR for the club ranks 10th all-time among hitters and places him as the best center fielder in White Sox history. Jones was staggeringly good with the White ...2025Read about White Sox -
• Today in White Sox History: March 4Pictured in his final season (1925), Harry Hooper cemented his Hall of Fame case with five terrific seasons in Chicago. | Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images In the dying gasp of the White Sox dynasty of more than a century ago, Charles Comiskey makes a brilliant deal for Harry Hooper 1921 In the wake of the Black Sox, fortunes were going to turn hard against the fo...2025See also White Sox injury status -
• Gamethread: A’s at White SoxWhite Sox Pride. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The two franchises with the two worst single-season records of the past 125 years face off on the South Side All right, 114 going on 115. What more is there to say? Actually, the White Sox currently are on a two-games-worse pace than the current worst team post-1899, the 1916 Philadelphia A’s: The 1916 White Sox went 18-4 (best in AL) vs the A...2024Read about White Sox injury status -
• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at thatArtist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024See more articles White Sox injury status
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• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similesWelcome, Burkey Boy. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Sean Burke debuts his arm in the majors and experiences the classic lack of South Side offense Author’s note: For tonight’s game coverage, I’ll be abandoning illeism, opting instead for a personal story due to the circumstances of late-season Chris Getz exhaustion and burnout. If you dislike that, maybe you should skip this one altogether. T...2024Read about White Sox -
• Know Your Enemy Cincinnati: Marge Schott and The Fine LineFocus on Sport/Getty Images Remembering a polarizing owner Note: this year’s “Know Your Enemy” will take a few different paths. We’re not always going to examine the pitching matchups unless notable. Rather, we’ll look at the scoundrels, oddities, histories, and other elements that make our enemies interesting. Cincinnati is a surprise to the first-time visitor. If you arrive by car, fr...2024Continue with White Sox -
• South Side Sox Podcast 133 — Winter Meetings Review
Jordan Hass, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe, Allie Wesel, Joe Resis and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach join Brett Ballantini to discuss deals made, and White Sox whiffs Brett Ballantini hosts Chrystal O’Keefe, Allie Wesel, Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Jordan Hass and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach in our new podcast that saves the sucky for the end — yeah, the White Sox non-moves — and gets downright silly in the fin...2022Click for news about Joe Resis
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"Brett Ballantini Among all the acts of prowess Jenks provided the White Sox in his short career — including a sneaky-potent rise as a buried-weapon closer at the end of 2005 and a consistent willingness to take the ball and leave every ounce of himself out on the mound in the ninth inning — it is the vulnerable moments, even the autumnal ones, that strike me today upon news of his passing." - 2024
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"— Tommy Barbee Brett Ballantini: Fan-Blaming It first popped up at Rick Hahn and NBC Sports’ infamous “rooting for the rebuild to fail” appearance at Reggie’s and hasn’t abated since." - 2017
"We also had former Cubs executive Chuck Wasserstrom interview GMs and draft prospects, and former White Sox beat writer Brett Ballantini interview Rick Hahn and Dave Stewart." - 2016
"A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR the last seven days: MLBTR was on hand for Cactus League action where Brett Ballantini caught up with White Sox GM Rick Hahn."
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30On this day one year ago, Braden Shewmake made a splash by homering in his first White Sox appearance — in fact, on the very first pitch he saw. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Braden Shewmake makes a splash on the first pitch he sees 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman maki...2025Continue with White Sox salary -
• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similes
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. White Sox series previewHow long will this man last as Sox manager? | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders head to the North Side for a pair. You know, I was actually hoping the White Sox would beat the Brewers on Sunday. Not just because it would help the Cubs in the NL Central standings, but because the last thing the Cubs should want is to host a team on an 11-game losing streak. Sigh. Sox los...2024Check it out White Sox contract -
• White Sox Weekly Minor League Mailbag: April 9, 2024White Sox top prospect Colson Montgomery looks on from the dugout. | Salina Rae Silver / South Side Sox We discuss Edgar Quero’s defensive growth, Noah Schultz’s promotion trajectory, and other reader questions in our debut edition! Salina Rae Silver has been South Side Sox’s Director of Photography since late 2023. She offers comprehensive behind-the-scenes coverage of the White Sox farm...2024See more White Sox -
• Today in White Sox History: April 1On this day 15 years ago, the White Sox brought Sergio Santos back — to become a pitcher. | Set Number: X83844 TK1 R2 F73 Welcome back, Sergio — no joke, we’re gonna make you a reliever 1901 Following teammate Clark Griffith, Chicago Colts (Cubs) pitcher Nixey Callahan jumps leagues to the White Sox. Callahan, like many of his cohorts who fled the National League for the American, saw his...2024Continue with White Sox contract rumors -
• Today in White Sox History: March 30On this day 46 years ago, Pablo Torrealba came to the White Sox, at a pretty steep cost. | Topps A bad trade that helped doom the 1978 club 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Sisk did a lot of damage quickly, throwing 17 (1-1, 5.4...2024Click for news about White Sox contract
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• Today in White Sox History: September 12This fresh-faced kid, Robin Ventura, began what should be a Hall of Fame career with a walk and a hit on this day, 35 years ago. Robin rocks his first career hit 1900 The White Sox beat the Cleveland Blues, 12-4, in Chicago to clinch the franchise’s first pennant. (The American League would not be recognized as an official major league until 1901, however.) Roy Patterson got the win in the...2024Check it out White Sox scores -
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• Meet the Players: International Women’s Day Edition with Ashley SandersAshley with Lucas Giolito and Blake Snell at Petco Park. | Ashley Sanders/South Side Sox Batter up! Meet Ashley Sanders Now happily settled in her new city, Ashley Sanders has made her triumphant return to South Side Sox. Aside from former writers turned friends, Ashley is one of the first people I remember reading on this site. Yes, she predates me here. I always love it when women are c...2024Click for news about Lucas Giolito statistics -
• An update on the A’s and White Sox stadium situationsRelated Midwest You won’t believe some of this. (Yeah, actually, you probably will.) Earlier this month I wrote about a proposed new stadium for the White Sox, which would be located in “The 78,” a neighborhood in Chicago’s South Loop. The renderings — one of them is above — are pretty cool. The area proposed would include not only the stadium, but an entire new neighborhood with residenti...2024Check it out White Sox scores -
• White Sox New Year’s ResolutionsLeslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chrystal O’Keefe, Allie Wesel, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Malachi Hayes, Dante Jones, Joe Resis, Year of the Hamster and Brett Ballantini each pick the one thing the South Siders MUST do in 2024 On the heels of our Soxivus 2023 content comes our first group article and podcast of 2024, White Sox Resolutions. The title is pretty explanato...2024Click for news about White Sox stats -
• SSS Staff Predictions 2023, revisited: Give it up for the names at the top!Some great picks, some terrible ones ... let’s review what we got right and wrong about this past summer We had one more prognosticator step with predictions than we did last year, which made a battle among 22 of us to see who was most prescient in picking the winners and losers of 2023. This was our third year of doing this, and no one was more surprised than I was to see who came out on top. Let...2023See also White Sox -
• A few thoughts about MLB’s same-city rivalries
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Too many games? Too few? You make the call. Last week, I wrote about the fights I saw at the Cubs/White Sox game Wednesday, July 26 on the South Side. One conclusion I drew from that: Lastly, from time to time the subject of MLB realignment brings up the possibility that the Cubs and White Sox could be placed in the same division, and thus perhaps play a ...2023See more Quinn Harris scores
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• Goodbye Lucas, goodbye Reynaldo
Yes, friends, just 22 months ago, this was the state of the White Sox, with Lucas Giolito, Carlos Rodón and Reynaldo López celebrating a division title. They are all still chasing the playoffs in 2023 — on other teams. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images You deserved a little bit better than the White Sox It’s never easy saying goodbye, and certainly not so for two cogs of the White Sox, Lucas Giol...2023Visit the page White Sox statistics
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (July 7-21): Andrew Benintendi
Mitch Ransdell/South Side Sox He’s no tenderfoot: Buckeye Benny scares up some extra-base fun in his return to the lineup Not usually known for his power hitting, Andrew Benintendi clubbed his second home run of the year in a 2-for-5 showing against the Twins last week, hoisting the Sox another rung up on the ladder to nowhere. Benintendi has also stolen 11 bases so far this season, his ...2023Continue with Andrew Benintendi stats
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• Today in White Sox History: April 17On this day 45 years ago, Harold Baines collected his first MLB hit — off of ex-Sox southpaw Jim Kaat. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two soggy wins — and a STICK TALK loss 1906 The world championship season began in Detroit with the White Sox beating the Tigers, 5-3. Frank Owen, who’d win 22 games that season, picked up the victory. Just three days short of six months later, the...2025Visit the page White Sox -
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• Will Venable officially unveiled as new White Sox manager at brief, crisp Zoom conferenceYes, Will, that 2005 trophy is going to loom over your tenure as White Sox manager unless you can perform a miracle. | Cheryl Raye Stout/Twitter A wider unveiling to come next week, but we got a few initial answers on Thursday I just lost a long piece I wrote on the Zoom conference with new manager Will Venable and GM Chris Getz, somehow with no way of recovering on this platform. That’s a...2024See more articles Will Venable -
• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similes
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• Today in White Sox History: April 17STICK TALK 1906 The world championship season began in Detroit with the White Sox beating the Tigers, 5-3. Frank Owen, who’d win 22 games that season, picked up the victory. Just three days short of six months later, the Sox would close out the Cubs, winning the only all-Chicago World Series, in six games. Frank Hemphill, who played all three outfield positions in the game, drove in two runs for t...2024Visit the page White Sox -
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• An Open Letter to Jason BenettiRon Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images South Side Sox is hurting a little more today The White Sox released a statement Thursday morning that felt like a TKO of the already weakened White Sox fan base. As a staff, and fans of the team, we’ve all been flinching when we see any statement from the team, or when a Slack notification comes in. Losing the likes of Liam Hendriks and Tim Anderson...2023See more Jason Benetti -
• White Sox select in RHSP Grant Taylor in second round (No. 51 overall)
The White Sox selected Grant Taylor, who has already gotten his Tommy John surgery out of the way, in the second round. | Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Not an active member of the LSU title team this summer, as he was sidelined all year after TJS With the 51st overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, the White Sox selected right-handed starting pitcher Grant Taylor from defending NCAA champion LSU....2023Continue with White Sox
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• The Daily Belli watch: 35 days to the Cubs Spring Training openerCharles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports We’ve got more today than just Cody Bellinger. Today, since I have no real news about Cody Bellinger to share with you, I thought I’d make this post a sort of generic catch-all for a couple of things. First, I messed up the jersey poll in Thursday’s edition, so I’m repeating it here with the missing players added, and Miguel Amaya removed because he got ze...2024See more Spring Training -
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. White Sox series preview
Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first two games of this year’s Crosstown Classic are Tuesday and Wednesday. Hey, both these teams were supposed to contend this year, the White Sox more so than the Cubs, or so it was said when this season began. It hasn’t worked out that way for the Sox, no siree, not at all, and the Cubs lurk around the edges of contention. For mor...2023See also White Sox
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• Game Thread: White Sox at A’sWell sure, it’s Starting Pitcher Tyler Gilbert, didn’cha know? | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images On a record losing pace, the South Siders mix it up tonight in Sacto Hey there party people, if you are here reading a game thread about the 2025 Chicago White Sox in Sacramento taking on the A’s at 9:05 p.m. CT, hats off to you: You are a FAN. Or, well, in need of a 12-step program to get off of Rei...2025Read about White Sox -
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• Soxivus Week 2 companion: The Airing of GrievancesJonathan Daniel/Getty Images Tommy Barbee, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe and Brett Ballantini get out the pitchforks and stick it to the White Sox Welcome to Soxivus 2023! For those of you actively following the White Sox, it may feel like you’ve never left. Between exiling players and announcers, canceling the lone semblance of fan interaction, and the steaming p...2023Visit the page Jonathan Daniel -
• White Sox 6, Royals 4: A win, you say?Touki Toussaint delivered his first quality start for the White Sox. | Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports South Siders snap five-game skid on six strong innings from Touki Toussaint The White Sox mercifully ended their five-game losing streak with a solid win in Kansas City over the Royals that almost slipped away but, for the first time in what seems like ages, did not. It’ll bring them up to ...2023Visit the page White Sox buzz -
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