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• South Side Sox Reacts: We have some winners!

You eight percenters were right! Andrew Vaughn was the next to go Our latest Reacts survey asked you who was the next bat to be dealt away, after Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay last month. Little did we know that before we hit publish, we’d have our answer! Yes indeed, the outlier that was Andrew Vaughn — in the minors and not hitting particularly well — was in fact the next hitter traded, ...2025
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• Even AI isn’t sure what the White Sox have to offer in trade

Bow your heads and hope there’s a desperate GM out there. | Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Tariffs aren’t the only impediment in the world today We are now well into the period for considering possible White Sox trades, so I naturally went to the ultimate expert in such matters, in fact in all matters: artificial intelligence. Turns out AI may not be all it’s cracked up to be...2025
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• Rays 4, Marlins 3: Fish vs. Fish on a Friday

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images This one got a little close for comfort. In a very citrus-infused weekend series, and with a very unusual start time for a Friday game, the Rays invited the Marlins to town. Edward Cabrera was on the mound for the Marlins, while Zack Littell got the nod for the Rays. It was a blistering hot day in the Florida sun, and certainly everyone was hoping to power...2025
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• Rays Your Voice: Chandler Simpson demoted, Matt Thaiss acquired

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Are these proactive moves by the Rays front office? Chandler Simpson sent down to AAA, Matt Thaiss replaces Ben Rortvedt as the team’s backup catcher, Taylor Walls loses it on an umpire, and Evan Longoria is set to officially retire as a Ray. On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss all the latest Rays news, and debate whether or not recent roster mov...2025
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• Rays 0 Astors 1: Petty Tyranny

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Some games are just dumb. A 1st inning unearned run, bad umpiring, and putrid luck spoil a gem from Taj Coming into this Sunday matchup the Rays were playing with house money. Already securing the series split on the road vs a good Astros team in Houston. After they were able to get to Hunter Brown back in Tampa under a sweltering sun, the young Cy Young candidate ...2025
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• Rays Likely To Designate Ben Rortvedt For Assignment
The Rays intend to designate catcher Ben Rortvedt for assignment, reports Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. That will clear an active roster spot for new backup catcher Matt Thaiss, who was acquired from the White Sox this afternoon. Topkin notes that Rortvedt was bidding emotional farewells to his teammates after tonight’s loss to Minnesota.…...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Mets

Jonathan Cannon makes his ninth start of the season and holds a 2.74 ERA over his last four starts. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Jonathan Cannon will lead the South Siders as they attempt to even up the series with New York Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox announced that catcher Matt Thaiss was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league outfielder Dru Baker. Tampa drafte...2025
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• Something is actually going right for the White Sox

Divine intervention can only go so far. | Chicago White Sox And injuries are helping Yes, it’s true — there are things going the right direction for the White Sox, and not just on the pitching side. The fine, and sometimes surprising, performance of the young starting pitchers is well-known at this point, but there are signs of life on the position player side as well now. Much of that is ...2025
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• White Sox humbled by 13-3 loss in Crosstown Classic opener

Miguel Vargas mashed two homers and a double in his four-hit outing, driving in all of the White Sox runs. | David Banks-Imagn Images Miguel Vargas was the only player to show up for the South Siders Things started out fun for the White Sox, but then gradually starting going downhill until the game snowballed into a complete disaster, falling to the Cubs in the first game of the Crosstown ...2025
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• Eighth-inning rally leads to Brewer victory over White Sox

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Jake Bauers’ big hit was his first off a lefty this season Box Score The Brewers and White Sox played the second of a three-game series this evening in Chicago, where Tobias Myers took the mound versus a man with heavy Brewer ties, the right-hander Shane Smith. Smith, who had back-to-back very good seasons in the Milwaukee farm system the last two years, was ...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Over the weekend, the baseball discourse took a strange turn. Here’s a sample from Ken Rosenthal on Monday: The Orioles’ 10-17 record is the third-worst in the majors, ahead of only the Chicago White Sox (7-21) and Colorado Rockies (4-23). Their 5.83 rotation ERA is also the third-worst, ahead ...2025
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• White Sox 8, Red Sox 4: The Good Sox Win!

Cam Booser and Matt Thaiss celebrate the win at Fenway this afternoon. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images Watch out, we had some late-inning scoring for the South Siders! My first coverage win of the season! (And hopefully not my last.) The Chicago White Sox won the third game of this four-game set, 8-4, in an all-around solid game. But the offensive comeback was really the story this Easter Sunda...2025
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Guardians

Shane Smith is looking to help the Sox find some winning ways. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Seeking solace in Cleveland, Chicago aims to snap five-game losing streak The South Siders made a couple of moves prior to this afternoon's contest. First off, we've got Tyler Gilbert coming up and Brandon Eisert going down. Prior to today’s series opener at Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox retur...2025
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• Tigers 4, White Sox 3: late-inning meltdown

The Tigers came back in the ninth to steal a win from the South Siders. | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Single, four walks, double makes for the easiest comeback imaginable In a late meltdown from the bullpen, the Detroit Tigers stole the game from the Chicago White Sox with a 4-3 win. This secures the sweep in Detroit’s first homestand of the season, and drops the South Siders record to 2-7, ...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Tigers

Martín Pérez will get his second start of the season, having picked up one win already. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Can the South Siders avoid their first sweep of the season? Happy Sunday! Today, the Chicago White Sox finish off their series in Motor City against the Detroit Tigers. The team has lost two in a row to Detroit and four consecutive games total, and looks to get out of their...2025
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• Rockies 14, White Sox 3: Early spring blues

Dominic Fletcher notches his first bomb of the year. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Colorado stomps Chicago pitching for yet another L It’s preseason, but the White Sox are picking right up where they left off. With a 14-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Chicago is still on the hunt for their first Cactus League victory. Davis Martin, Fraser Ellard, and Garrett Schoenle were the few bright s...2025
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• Angels 6, White Sox 4: Liam Hendriks is a winner, despite the loss
Struck out cancer: Liam Hendriks returns to the mound | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Unfortunately, there was no Hollywood ending for the Good Guys The game’s best highlight had nothing to do with the baseball that the White Sox played on the diamond. It was the return of closer Liam Hendriks after battling stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks completed his last round of chemotherapy in...2023
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"An error was given to Sox catcher Matt Thaiss on that play."

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"Then they made a trade with the Angels to acquire Matt Thaiss, but it was generally thought Thaiss wasn’t quite the guy the Cubs wanted to pair with Amaya."

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"Matt Thaiss smacked a two-run home run in the eighth off Jose Cuas to give the Angels an 8-6 lead."

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"Filling the two roster spots are catcher Matt Thaiss (called up from Triple-A),…"

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"Former first-round pick Matt Thaiss was a catcher in college but was drafted more for his bat than his defensive skills."

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"The Angels announced they are inviting 21 non-roster players to Major League Camp this Spring Training, including their top five prospects in Jo Adell, Griffin Canning, Brandon Marsh, Jahmai Jones and Matt Thaiss."

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"9:51pm: The Angels have signed first-round pick Matt Thaiss, the backstop himself tweeted."

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• Game Thread: White Sox at Mets
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025

Kyle Teel is doing all the things. He’s earned a trip up to the bigs, but a catching backlog at backstop is an issue. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Kyle Teel’s two homers highlight Charlotte’s offensive explosion as Knights, Barons, and Ballers notch wins Charlotte Knights 8, Round Rock Express 0 (Statcast box)The Charlotte Knights flexed their offensive muscles, launching five dingers e...2025
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• Wacha’s wiliness, Witt’s warhead whomp white wearables 2-1

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images 14-2 since 4/20. The Kansas City Royals once again had an outstanding night on the mound and got all the offense they needed from one swing as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The first three innings took just 38 minutes to complete. Both teams had an opportunity to do damage, with Kansas City putting runners on the ...2025
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• Aye, there’s the catch (-er, that is)

The person wearing a mitt like this is definitely worth a lot. | fity.club Yes, the White Sox do really have a strong point Among the many bad quandaries facing the White Sox, there’s actually one that’s good — catching. Baseball-Reference keeps a statistic called Wins Above Average, or WAA, which is kind of bWAR, but with a higher-level requirement to get above zero. They keep WAA by pos...2025
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• Edgar Quero and Kyle Teel duel for White Sox backup catcher job with explosive starts to MiLB season

As usual, Kyle Teel is getting the headlines, but Edgar Quero is just a whisker shy of his teammate’s red-hot start. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Will the South Siders call up a switch-hitting contact hitter or mashing lefty first? Edgar Quero and Kyle Teel are already punching well above their weight with the Charlotte Knights, and the MiLB season isn’t even a week underway. With a ho...2025
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins

The four horsemen of the White Sox apocalypse with a combined 0.00 ERA through four games. | @haffball7 The South Siders shut down the Twinkies The White Sox put on a clinic today against the now 0-4 Twins. While there were no torpedo bats in the hands of White Sox batters, it didn’t matter. The bats were on fire from first pitch. In even better news, the White Sox rotation became the fo...2025
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• Game Thread: Angels at White Sox

Davis Martin will make his first start of the season against the Angels this afternoon. | Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the South Siders grab their first series win? Happy Sox Sunday! Afternoon baseball is back, and so am I. The Los Angeles Angels and Chicago White Sox will face off this afternoon as they both are 1-1 and look for their first series win of the season. Open...2025
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• The next great rebuild: Chicago’s offseason moves and what they mean for 2025 and beyond

New skipper Will Venable has a daunting task ahead of him. Will this rag-tag roster be enough of an upgrade to avoid another 100+ losses? | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Are the White Sox reconstructed, reenergized, and ready to avoid another 100+ loss season? It's been an offseason of reconstruction and roster overhaul. Many familiar names and faces have faded, replaced by a cast of n...2025
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• White Sox side-step roster needs by trading Matt Thaiss for minor league outfielder

Dru Baker bats during a spring training game against the Washington Nationals on March 13, 2025, at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. | Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chicago reduces their catching logjam but ignores first base gap in latest Dru Baker acquisition The White Sox love to avoid addressing their most pressing roster issues, and it's most evident in...2025
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5

Luis Robert Jr. had three hits today, two of them doubles. Surely someone will want to immediately give us a bunch of top prospects for him, right? | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Some of the runs were even earned If you’re going to charge people to see a game most Little League teams would be ashamed of, you might as well as least win it. Which the White Sox did, thanks to a Rangers leve...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025
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• Davis Martin pitched a gem, but the offense arrived too late

We demand justice for Davis Martin! | Justin Casterline/Getty Images The White Sox fell, 5-1, in the series opener The White Sox fell to the Mariners, extending their losing streak to five. In a game where Davis Martin deserved a win, the offense couldn’t help until the ninth, and it was too late at that point. Martin dominated early on with an eight-pitch first inning, and 21 pitches thr...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 45

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs win 13-3 behind PCA and some sloppy White Sox play. The Cubs continue to excel in the first game of each series, particularly at Wrigley Field. I still suspect most of this is random sequencing. It’s ironic, because the way the Cubs can make other pitching staffs work, I might expect them to do well at the end of a series. But that h...2025
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• White Sox 4, Marlins 2: Welcome to The Show, Elko

Tim Elko celebrated with a Gatorade bath after having delivered what held up as the game-winning hit, a three-run home run. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Tim Elko hits a clutch three-run home run to help the South Siders secure the series What a game, and what a day, as the vibes are high on the South Side after a 4-2 Mother’s Day win against the Miami Marlins. This win also helped the team s...2025
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• White Sox snap four-game skid with a 6-2 win over the Marlins

Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored in Friday’s win over the Marlins. | Abigail Dean/Getty Images Solid pitching and timely offense was the magic formula for the South Siders The White Sox (11-28) shut down any chances of another five-game losing streak with some timely offense and solid pitching, defeating the Marlins (14-23), 6-2, to earn their 11th win of the season...2025
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• Quality start, empty result: Cannon deals, but the offense doesn’t, as Sox fall 2-1 to Royals

Miguel Vargas has looked like a different player since tweaking his swing a few weeks ago. | Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Chicago’s late push just isn’t enough Despite a strong pitching performance from Jonathan Cannon, the White Sox's offense sputtered for most of the night before a late rally agonizingly fell short. Cannon found himself in immediate trouble in the first inning. Two sing...2025
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• Aye, there’s the catch (-er, that is)
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• Rays 0 Astors 1: Petty Tyranny
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• Bryse Wilson shellacked, bats hijacked, White Sox fall to Reds, 7-1

This great Luis Robert Jr. catch was one of the only bright moments this afternoon. | Dylan Buell/Getty Images But they did manage a hit by the fifth inning It looked for just a second, perhaps two seconds, as if the White Sox were going to have enough good fortune to have a crack at sweeping the Reds. Miguel Vargas led off with a dribbler to third off of Nick Martinez and was initially ca...2025
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• White Sox 4, Marlins 2: Welcome to The Show, Elko
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• Quality start, empty result: Cannon deals, but the offense doesn’t, as Sox fall 2-1 to Royals
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• Jake Meyers has day to tell the grandkids about as Astros turf White Sox, 8-3

Sure, we normally picture a Sox player, but when you have day like this Jake Meyers did, you definitely rate the top of the page. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Win streak ends at a mighty two games Today was lots of fun while it lasted, but unfortunately it only lasted six batters. The White Sox did what you have to do against good pitchers and got to Hunter Brown big time in the first innin...2025
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• Eighth-inning rally leads to Brewer victory over White Sox
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• White Sox 8, Red Sox 4: The Good Sox Win!
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• Game Thread: Twins at White Sox

The White Sox are hoping for an Opening Day encore performance from righty Sean Burke. | Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Chicago is looking for another round of brilliance from starter Sean Burke The Chicago White Sox (2-3) look to get back to .500 today against the struggling Minnesota Twins (1-4), who finally won their first game last night. The first pitch is slated for 1:10 ...2025
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• Royals win back-and-forth contest over Angels, 11-8
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images A season-high 11 runs in an offensive explosion! The Royals erupted for a season-high 11 runs in a wild back-and-forth contest against the Angels that resulted in an 11-8 win for Kansas City on Saturday night. Matt Duffy and Hunter Dozier each had three hits, and the team struck out just three times, their lowest total of the year. The Royals were able...2023
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• An MLB umpire mocked a challenge into a hot mic, then overturned their incorrect call
An MLB ump was caught mocking a Marlins challenge into a hot mic before overturning the call. Replay review remains a fiercely debated topic even years after being adopted by every major sports league in America. On one hand, it’s great that referees and umpires can consult video replay to make sure they get calls correct. On the other, it slows the game down and often loses the momentum of what’s...2023
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• Cubs 13, White Sox 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s four-hit day leads the way

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder led an offensive onslaught. Cade Horton did not have himself a very good first inning. He threw nearly 30 pitches and served up a two-run homer to Miguel Vargas. Did that matter? The wind was blowing out strongly (21 miles per hour) on a very warm Friday afternoon, and Pete Crow-Armstrong got that home run back and three other hi...2025
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• The Guardians complete the sweep, as the White Sox continue to play subpar baseball

@gregestasad Nothing went right for Chicago in the first series with Cleveland, dropping the finale, 6-1 The Guardians pulled off an easy sweep, pushing the White Sox down even more in the division. It might only be April, but it’s going to be a brutal season for Our Guys in the American League Central. Let’s get into the gritty details. Nick Maton got a bloop single leading off the game,...2025
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• Royals select prep catcher Blake Mitchell in the 2023 draft
Angela Piazza/Caller-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK The Royals add a left-handed catcher to the organization. With the eighth overall pick in the 2023 draft, the Royals selected high school catcher Blake Mitchell out of Sinton High School in Texas. Mitchell is a two-way player who some feel would have been drafted early as a pitcher, but will likely begin his pro career behind the plate. He bri...2023
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• Cubs sign catcher Carson Kelly

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Cubs now have someone to pair with Miguel Amaya. The deal is not yet complete, but “close.” For a time this offseason, the Cubs had only one catcher on their 40-man roster, Miguel Amaya. Then they made a trade with the Angels to acquire Matt Thaiss, but it was generally thought Thaiss wasn’t quite the guy the Cubs wanted to pair with Amaya. Monday,...2024
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• Cubs non-tender Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The non-tender of Tauchman is a bit of a surprise. Well, this one surprises me: Cubs have non-tendered OF Mike Tauchman and IF Nick Madrigal. LHP Justin Steele, 3B Isaac Parades, RHP Nate Pearson and RHP Eli Morgan have been tendered contracts. Cubs also agreed to terms with RHPs Julian Merryweather and Keegan Thompson and C Matt Thaiss.— Meghan Montemurro (...2024
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• The Kids Are Alright- Preseason Prep- March 18, 2023
One of the fun parts of Spring Training is to watch some young players perform really well. It can help solidify the prospect status of some, bring some on the radar, and even force a player onto a major league roster. There are several young players having solid performances and some of them have been noted among the players commented on below. In a lot of cases they don't end up heading north wi...2023
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• White Sox side-step roster needs by trading Matt Thaiss for minor league outfielder
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5
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• Game Thread: Rangers at White Sox

Did Chase Meidroth invent a new batting stance last night? | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The key to victory will be patience It looked like the White Sox were going to have a big pitching edge today, but that was before Jonathan Cannon got scratched because of lower back tightness and Bryse Wilson got the emergency starting assignment. Wilson hasn’t pitched in 10 days, and last time out ga...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025
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• Something is actually going right for the White Sox
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 45
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• Cubs 13, White Sox 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s four-hit day leads the way
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• White Sox humbled by 13-3 loss in Crosstown Classic opener
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5
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• Three errors, two unearned runs, and one familiar loss as Sox fall 6-4 to Brewers

Jon Garland again graces the mound he once rode to a World Series championship. | Chicago White Sox/X Jon Garland’s blast from the past can’t cover up our present pain Despite a nostalgic start to the evening with White Sox legend and 2005 World Series champion Jon Garland throwing out the first pitch, the South Siders fell to the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 6-4, dropping their season...2025
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• Jonathan Cannon struggled, but poor defense and hits put the nail in the coffin for the White Sox

@WhiteSoxDJ The South Siders tank the opener against the Tigers The White Sox might have rallied in the ninth, but it was too little too late thanks to poor pitching and terrible plate appearances. Miguel Vargas started the game with a stand-up double. Alas, in a tale as old as time, he was stranded even after stealing third. After review, Kerry Carpenter put the Tigers on the board early...2025
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• White Sox 7, Rangers 6: Texas’ late-inning comeback falls short

Yes, you heard that right, just a normal day for now-former White Sox player Joey Gallo. And apparently Joey Gallo became a pitcher mid-game? The White Sox moved to 8-14 in Spring Training play with a 7-6 win against the Texas Rangers this afternoon. This being one of two games being played today (with the Spring Breakout loss coming in a separate recap), let’s take a look at today’s win. ...2025
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• New Year — time for a new White Sox story

Unfortunately, our Father Time won’t leave. | dreamstime.com Is target date 2028 too soon? Lots of sports teams talk about a youth movement, but there is no team in all of sports better suited for an all-out youth movement than the White Sox. They’re going to be awful for years no matter what, so why not take a chance on going really young now in order to possibly be really good later? Aft...2025
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