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• Paul Konerko throws a strike, but it’s all downhill from there as White Sox lose to the Guardians, 6-2

Ozzie Guillén got to hold the championship trophy again before the game. After the game started, he could just hold his head in his hands like the rest of us. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images And they were even mostly gifted the two OK, highlight of the day, 2005 Captain Paul Konerko gets to throw out the first pitch: Unfortunately, thanks to some silly rule, the 2005 team couldn’t then p...2025
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• ABS to be tested ... at the 2025 All-Star Game!

Managers like Ozzie Guillén will get tossed from fewer games in the future, as the automated strike zone creeps its way into the game. | Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Sure, choose a spotlight game to test out the system on the best players in baseball As broken by Jesse Rogers at ESPN on Thursday, the automated ball-strike system (ABS) is coming ... t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 11

On this day 98 years ago, Bill Barrett capped a day of sacrifices with a rare, walk-off steal of second base. | Chicago Tribune A walk-off steal of second base, making eight sacrifices worthwhile 1927 In a 7-6 win at Comiskey Park over the Boston Red Sox, the White Sox tied an MLB record with eight sacrifice hits. Sacrifice flies came from Bill Barrett and Harry McCurdy, as well as Bibb Fa...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 9

On this day 38 years ago, Ozzie Guillén made as much difference in a White Sox win with his bat as his glove. | Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images Ozzie slaps out five hits in a South Side win! 1910 Near the start of an arduous, 22-game road trip that took them to every American League city but St. Louis, the White Sox dropped a doubleheader nightcap at Yankee Stadium, 3-2, in 11 innings. While tha...2025
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• Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025

John Grieshop/MLB via Getty Images Relief hero of the 2005 World Series champions and one of the South Side’s all-time star closers, passes away at 44 Bobby Jenks, former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion, passed away yesterday in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old. Jenks had been receiv...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 26

On this day 15 years ago, clown umpire Joe West ejected Mark Buehrle (right) after he tossed his glove to the ground, exasperated after two balk calls. Joe West makes a mockery of another baseball game 1959 White Sox owner Bill Veeck was always good for a crazy stunt, but this one topped the cake. Before a game hosting Cleveland and in front of 40,018 fans, four little people dressed up as...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 21

Steve Sax’s yips throwing the ball led to the early end of his career, and the White Sox cut him loose on this day, 31 years ago. | Bernstein Associates/Getty Images The Steve Sax Era ends with a whimper 1900 The White Stockings played their first regular season game as part of the American League, at South Side Park (former grounds of the Chicago Wanderers cricket club). They’d drop a 5-4...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 9

On this day one year ago, Yoán Moncada’s injury put all “big three” White Sox hitting stars on the IL. | Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Yoán Moncada goes down — and out 1963 The start of the season found the White Sox in Detroit, and it was a highlight game for third baseman Pete Ward. Ward smacked a seventh-inning, three-run home run off of Jim Bunning to push the Sox into t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 5

On this day 42 years ago, Jimmy Piersall was fired from the White Sox, via telegram. | Set Number: X3619 A rough day at the ballpark, for fielder, pitcher and broadcaster 1974 The White Sox opened the season at home under freezing conditions versus the Angels and Nolan Ryan. Wilbur Wood started, which caused broadcaster Harry Caray to comment that the game was “The tortoise against the har...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 7

Johnny Humpries (second from left) had an uneventful career in Cleveland, but reached stardom in Chicago. On this day 84 years ago, the White Sox brought him to town. | Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive The South Siders deal a reliever on the wane for an also-ran ready to blossom 1941 In what turned out to be quite a heist, the White Sox sent pitcher Clint Brown to Cleveland for pitcher Joh...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 20

On this day 14 years ago, the White Sox not only signed a terrific reliever in Jesse Crain, they snatched him from the hated Twins. | Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Jesse Crain arrives in Chicago, eventually delivering one of the most uniquely-good bullpen seasons in team history 1938 Catcher Luke Sewell was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Twice finishing in the Top 12 in MVP voting while with ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 13

More than 10 years after his major league debut, Bill Robinson won a World Series with the Pirates in 1979. On this day 53 years ago, the White Sox helped him along on that journey. A mostly-brutal day of transactions 1969 The White Sox dealt their star lefthander Gary Peters and catcher Don Pavletich to the Red Sox for Syd O’Brien and Billy Farmer. (Farmer retired instead of reporting, so...2024
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• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similes

Welcome, 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...2024
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• Tonight: Come to Sox Park for AAPI Heritage Night!
Get to the park early enough to claim one of 10,000 boutique, Filipino-flavored White Sox T-shirts, by Chicago artist Brian Nevado. | Chicago White Sox Five Asian American White Sox fans share their journeys and love of the game in advance of the celebration “Chicago embraces so many ethnicities, and it’s a beautiful part of the fabric of our city,” lifelong White Sox fan Kenny Nakai says...2023
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• Six Pack of Stats: Blue Jays 8, White Sox 0
The White Sox never even had a chance. | FanGraphs It’s just pathetic at this point FanGraphs It’s just been an ugly, ugly season, and we’re only 25 games into it. The White Sox have not scored a run in 24 innings and its the worst 25-game start since 1986, the one and only year of Ken Harrelson’s GM tenure. At this point, I’m longing for the days of .500 baseball. At...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: April 9
Beauty and abomination: At least on the field, things were pretty for the final home opener at Comiskey Park, 33 years ago today. | Jonathan Daniel/Allsport/Getty Images Big hits from Bill Veeck, Pete Ward, Jim Spencer, Oscar Gamble and Bo Jackson 1963 The start of the season finds the White Sox in Detroit, and it is a highlight game for third baseman Pete Ward. Ward smacks a seventh-inni...2023
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"In the process, he became a sort of folk hero between his frank persona, fearsome velocity and the “big and tall” call to the pen from manager Ozzie Guillén."

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"Twenty years later came the crazy conflagration of Ozzie Guillén as manager and a can’t-miss run from Ken Williams that created one of the few wire-to-wire winners in sports history, the 2005 White Sox."

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"The Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillén last week as part of their ongoing managerial search, report Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link)."

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• Nancy Faust is coming back to Sox Park!

At long last, Nancy Faust makes her return to White Sox games. | Chicago White Sox Six dates starting May 11, tied in to the 125th Anniversary celebrations At long last, legendary Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust makes her return to Sox Park. She will play on six Sundays, beginning this coming Sunday, May 11 and extending through August. Faust’s contributions to the White Sox, baseba...2025
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• Bag over your head? Here’s a reason to briefly peek in at Rate Field

Don’t come for the baseball, just attend for the free giveaways and special guests. | Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Amidst on-field woes, the Chicago White Sox offer a nostalgic escape While we feel the need to cover our eyes with our hands or a paper sack when watching 2025 Chicago White Sox baseball, today, the team announced a schedule of special guest appearances spanning April, May...2025
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• 2025 Chicago White Sox Media Day: merch, food and giveaways

Rate Field being prepped for Opening Day! | Allie Wesel/South Side Sox Ready or not, here the season comes Last year’s motto at Rate Field was “Better at the Ballpark,” and in 2025 they are continuing in their endeavor to prove to you that this is true. Media Day 2025 was filled with a first look at the new team store, previews of the 2025 promotional items, and new ballpark offerings on t...2025
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• Rose, retro, and run the bases: White Sox opening week hits it out of the park

It’s that time year when the White Sox haven’t yet lost a game. Enjoy it while it lasts. | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Chicago celebrates 125 years with a jam-packed schedule Ready or not, here it comes! The Chicago White Sox will kick off the 2025 season this week with a wide variety of experiences for the opening series on March 27-30 against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate Field. Fans can...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 20

With key support of manager Ozzie Guillén (left), Sergio Santos became a key component of the White Sox bullpen. On this day 16 years ago, before his transformation from hitter to pitcher began, the White Sox traded Santos to the Giants to give him one last shot to make it as a shortstop. | Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Sergio Santos gets one last sho...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 19

On this day 63 years ago, White Sox slugger Iván Calderón was born. | Set Number: X39851 TK2 A man with an imposing nickname and creative game is born 1962 A player who would represent GM Ken Harrelson’s cleverest trade and be a mainstay for some poor late-1980s White Sox teams, Iván Calderón, was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Signed by Seattle at age 17 and in the majors by 22, Calderón’s...2025
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• Paul Konerko throws a strike, but it’s all downhill from there as White Sox lose to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Today in White Sox History: April 21
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• Today in White Sox History: February 17

A day after apologizing for another unnecessary distraction, Ozzie Guillén was all smiles at White Sox camp in Tucson. | Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The mouth that roars again finds himself humbled 1934 Urban “Red” Faber retired after 20 seasons with the White Sox. Somewhat overlooked in White Sox annals given he pitched in the immediate aftermath ...2025
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• The 2025 White Sox promo schedule is out!

Four straight complete games in the 2005 ALCS are commemorated with this unique bobblehead giveaway. | Chicago White Sox Celebrate 125 years on the South Side with a variety of unique promotional items Hello, White Sox fans! The season is drawing closer each day, and Spring Training arrives in about two weeks. With that comes the promotional schedule, so let’s take a peek at the press rele...2025
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• The right man, for the right franchise

Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jeff Torborg treated everyone he met well, made many friends and raised a great family. He will be greatly missed He was the right man, at the right time for the right franchise. Jeff Torborg, former major league catcher and former White Sox manager, passed away on Sunday, at the age of 83. He was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease the last several years, ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 20
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• Brewers All-Time Team: Starting Pitcher

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Choosing the best of several great contenders We have now completed the position player portion of our Brewers All-Time Team (links to all of which can be found here). As I explained in the Molitor essay, we chose not to go with a designated hitter, so that just leaves two spots left: a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher. We’re only going to choose one of each,...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 25

Scott Fletcher was a solid player for the mid-1980s White Sox, but on this day 39 years ago, he was sent south to Texas. The South Siders send Scotty south, where he’ll have his greatest seasons 1985 Ozzie Guillén of the White Sox was named AL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guillén, who came to the Sox in a deal involving 1983 Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoy...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 9

Jason Benetti and Steve Stone brought some necessary cheer to White Sox broadcasts. However, the team drove Benetti to take the Tigers job on this day, one year ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A brilliant announcer, driven out of town 2005 After a season that saw the White Sox win their first World Series title since 1917, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Ozz...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 26

On this day 35 years ago, Joe Nossek and his multitude of off-field abilities returned to the White Sox to coach. | Chicago Tribune Coffee and Juice returns to the South Side 1931 White Sox founder and owner Charles Comiskey died in his home in Eagle River, Wis. He left his entire estate to his son, Louis Comiskey (including the White Sox) assets valued at $1,529,707 million (the equivalen...2024
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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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• Today in White Sox History: February 16

Howie Judson was pretty upbeat in 1950, for a guy coming off of a 1-14 season. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Author of a great turnaround season at the dawn of the 1950s is born 1924 Early on this day Frank Chance resigned as manager of the White Sox, having been stricken ill with pneumonia some time after accepting the helm during the 1924 Winter Meetings in Chicago the previous ...2025
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• Padres Interview Ozzie Guillen In Managerial Search
The Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillén last week as part of their ongoing managerial search, report Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). Guillén joins Brad Ausmus, Mike Shildt and Luis Rojas as known candidates for the position. Guillén’s sit-down with San Diego is his first known managerial interview since he was let…...2021
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• White Sox to interview Ozzie Guillén for managerial vacancy, per report

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• White Sox Jason Benetti replacement search is on!

Game notes? Or job applications? | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will it be typical Reinsdorf search? By now, every White Sox fans knows that the one bright spot in the Sox future is now in the Sox past, as Jason Benetti has moved over to announce for the Tigers. Yes, the Tigers, who will probably be less painful to announce for than the Sox for years to come. Naturally, that mea...2023
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• Ozzie Guillén unloads on Josh Donaldson for accusing White Sox's Lucas Giolito of cheating
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• So, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to sell the White Sox and lose millions for his family and send a 125-year-old team to Nashville, of all places, at the same time he’s building his sandlot field in The 78? Got it

If Jerry Reinsdorf has a final trick up his sleeve to steal from taxpayers, it’s this baby: The 78. And when push comes to shove, he’ll probably get his way. | E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Please, please, please, please tell me you’re not that gullible Apparently bored with the baseball playoffs and looming offseason, it seems every sportswriter ...2024
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• Meet the Players: Melissa Sage-Bollenbach
Melissa Sage-Bollenbach/South Side Sox I was thrilled when Brett reached out to me to join SSS! When I was 12, I wanted to be an umpire, then a broadcaster. Neither of those dreams came true, but at 50 years old, I’m excited to be involved with the game. When not commiserating about the White Sox, I spend time buying and selling retro video game systems with my son, visiting the 30 basebal...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: November 25

The Adam LaRoche era was horrible — and that was before he abruptly retired in spring training. | Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images One of the weirder characters in team history signs on 1985 Ozzie Guillén of the White Sox was named AL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guillén, who came to the Sox in a deal involving 1983 Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt, didn’t d...2023
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• The White Sox have lost 76 games. Can they beat fantasy baseball’s worst lineup?

Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Rangers win, and the Memphis Rags make their national debut The 2024 White Sox season slogs on. Pedro Grifol, in his apathetic, monotone voice that displays less humanity than an AI skipper, makes the bizarre claim that the team is almost there. John Schriffen calls another pitch “juicy.” We are in baseball hell. The White Sox are the final square of one-ply to...2024
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• Paul Konerko throws a strike, but it’s all downhill from there as White Sox lose to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Today in White Sox History: January 23

Yeesh. | Duane Burleson/Getty Images Happy birthday to the cornerstone of one of the worst trades in team history 1928 Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela. A 21.3 WAR player over his decade in the majors, Chico made an immediate impact with the White Sox, finishing 12th in AL MVP voting as a rookie and in just his second season becoming the first Latin player ever to...2025
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• So, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to sell the White Sox and lose millions for his family and send a 125-year-old team to Nashville, of all places, at the same time he’s building his sandlot field in The 78? Got it
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• Today in White Sox History: January 29

Was Ozzie Guillén happy to be with Baltimore, and not the White Sox? Seeing as he was released a day after this photo, the answer is no. | Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Ozzie’s tenure comes to an end 1964 Jim Brosnan is given permission from the White Sox to seek a deal with another team, after GM Ed Short forbids any further in-season writing (Brosnan previously had authored the classic b...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: January 23

Omar Vizquel turned out to be incredibly unworthy of the No. 11 un-retired on his behalf. | Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Chicago loses its most ridiculous 1B-DH 1928 Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela. A 21.3 WAR player over his decade in the majors, Chico made an immediate impact with the White Sox, finishing 12th in AL MVP voting as a rookie and in just his secon...2024
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• Pollock ... declines his 2023 option!
The seemingly-impossible has arrived, as 0.4 rWAR AJ Pollock declined his option to return to the White Sox for $13 million in 2023. | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Anderson’s club option exercised; Harrison’s declined; AJ give the White Sox an early holiday gift by accepting his $5 million buyout Two days to go until the five-day post-World Series signing moratorium ends, and the White Sox...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: November 3
Luis Robert’s glovework was outstanding in 2020. | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Two awards, and three manager hires 1983 Tony La Russa, who guided the White Sox to a 99-win season and their first playoff appearance in 24 years, was named the Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. It was the first year the BBWAA handed out that award. La Russa received 17 of a pos...2022
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• South Side Sox Podcast 127 — SoxivusFest, and manager talk
Jordan Hass, Joe Resis, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Allie Wesel, Tommy Barbee and Malachi Hayes join Brett Ballantini to discuss the cancelled and promote our own SoxFest, and ponder Ozzie Happy Soxivus! We are following up our first year celebrating Soxivus in 2021 with a full two months of festivities in 2022. Last year, we picked managers who could dethrone Tony La Russa in running the White Sox. ...2022
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• White Sox managerial buzz, part whatever
Oh boy. | Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports With Joe Espada reported out, is there no place like home for Ozzie Guillén? There were several managerial openings as the 2022 MLB season wrapped up. The White Sox, Royals, Marlins, Rangers, Blue Jays, and Phillies were all looking to find the perfect fit. Since that time, only the Royals and White Sox openings still remain. The Rangers hired Br...2022
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