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• South Side Sox votes stingy, picks just two for the Hall of Fame

Once teammates on the Yankees, CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki head to the Hall together in our 2025 HOF vote. | Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Only Ichiro and CC make it, with Mark Buehrle and Billy Wagner falling just short A year ago the SSS electorate, free to vote for every player on the ballot if it wanted, ushered three players in and left Mark Buehrle just one vote short. One year late...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Nick Nastrini tops our Round 23 ballot. So, who is the 24th-best prospect in the White Sox system? On his 11th ballot, Nick Nastrini moved on, earning 48 of 234 votes (21%): Nastrini becomes the seventh righty starter and 12th starting pitcher overall to advance. That means more than half of our prospects advancing so far are not only pitchers, but...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 58: Ryan Burrowes

Ryan Burrowes looks the part of a future major-leaguer, but his game is going to have to catch up with his fit. | Tiffany Wintz/South Side Sox This summer needs to lead to a rediscovery of this once bright prospect’s contact and power Ryan BurrowesShortstop6´2´´170 poundsAge: 202023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 162024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 242024 High Level Kannapolis ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 23

John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jake Eder tops our Round 22 ballot. So, who is the 23rd-best prospect in the White Sox system? Seems some fatigue may be setting in with the players carrying over on the current ballot, as new additions are advancing quickly after debuting high in the rankings. Jake Eder is the latest quick mover, winning on just his second Vote, with 47 of 249 ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Hall of Fame Vote

Ichiro will cross the HOF line ahead of C.C. Sabathia, but both stand a great chance of election. | Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner lead a ballot that is almost certain to see multiple HOFers elected Once again, our Cooperstown ballot is hosted in this post, so you will be able to see the running results in real time right here, rather than having to vote off-...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 59: Garrett Schoenle

After a dismal 2023 in Birmingham, Garrett Schoenle wreaked havoc on Southern League hitters in his return engagement in 2024. | Tiffany Wintz/South Side Sox One of just three players back after falling out of our 100 last year, this southpaw is poised to make noise in Charlotte — and on the South Side Garrett Schoenle Left-Handed Relief Pitcher6´5´´185 poundsAge: 262022 South Side Sox Top...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22

George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Sean Burke tops our Round 21 ballot. So, who is the 22nd-best prospect in the White Sox system? As three players on the ballot creep closer to setting the mark for longest time on the Prospect Vote ballot, Sean Burke advanced in his personal Round 10, running away with Round 21 by earning 49 of 221 votes (22%): Burke becomes the six...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21

Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Ky Bush tops our Round 20 ballot. So, who is the 21st-best prospect in the White Sox system? In order to avoid setting the mark for longest time on the Prospect Vote ballot, Ky Bush leapfrogged Sean Burke and Nick Nastrini — from fourth place into first — to win Round 20, with 45 of 206 votes (22%): Bush is merely tied for the longest stay on the ball...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 63: Tanner McDougal

Tanner McDougal got to pop the cork on a postseason appearance, but otherwise had a rough ride in 2024. | @Tanner_McDougal_/Instagram His future as a starter hanging in the balance, 2025 becomes a must year Tanner McDougalRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´5´´185 poundsAge: 222022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 212023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 222024 South Side Sox Top Prospect ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 62: Bryce Collins

Bryce Collins recorded 56 strikeouts in his time at LSU, and contributed to the team that won the National Championship in 2023. | Louisiana State University With an improvement in his command, this righty could become a bullpen staple Bryce Collins Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´0´´200 poundsAge: 24First appearance in the South Side Sox Top 1002024 High Level Winston-Salem (A+)Age relative ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 20

Michael Reaves/Getty Images After much delay, Jairo Iriarte tops our Round 19 ballot. So, who is the 20th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Well, finally, people: Jairo Iriarte — possibly the best pitcher currently on the White Sox roster — advances, with 46 of 226 votes (20%): Iriarte becomes the final player to advance from our initial, 10-man ballot that started our Pr...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 19

Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wilfred Veras tops our Round 18 ballot. So, who is the 19th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Longtime SSS favorite Wilfred Veras made relatively quick work of the poll, advancing in his third ballot, earning 36 of 213 votes (17%): Right field is definitely the position of outfield strength in the White Sox system, at least when i...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 18

Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Wikelman Gonzalez tops our Round 17 ballot. So, who is the 18th-best prospect in the White Sox system? The Garrett Crochet trade to Boston is laid to rest this round, at least in the Prospect Vote sense, as Wikelman Gonzalez advances with 45 of 214 votes (21%): While Ryan Teel (voted No. 8) and Braden Montgomery (No. 9) were hurt by ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 68: Zach Franklin

Zach Franklin seemingly was drafted to be fast-tracked through the White Sox system, and two years in, so far so good. | @Z.Franklin08/Instagram Fast-rising in his first full year, this righty was good in High-A — and even better in AA Zach Franklin Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´1´´198 poundsAge: 262024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 882024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to hi...2025
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• 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 68: Zach Franklin

Zach Franklin seemingly was drafted to be fast-tracked through the White Sox system, and two years in, so far so good. | @Z.Franklin08/Instagram Fast-rising in his first full year, this righty was good in High-A — and even better in AA Zach Franklin Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´1´´198 poundsAge: 262024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 882024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to hi...2025
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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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• The metaphorical White Sox rebuild failed, but the literal rebuild may be exactly what Chicago needs

Wells Street, a vision of The 78’s future. | 78Chicago.com A new stadium may not be a bad thing By now, we’ve all absorbed the news about vilified billionaire White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf’s plans for a new stadium. In these uneasy economic times, it seems absurd that a diamond-encrusted plutocrat would have the nerve to beg for another $1 billion of taxpayers’ money because he’s bored ...2024
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (September 26-October 5): Lance Lynn
Mitch Ransdell/South Side Sox October dawns, and the dust of the pennant race has settled. What happens now? Where am I? On the South Side, this week feels a little like waking up during the second act of a Hangover movie: Tony La Russa is missing, empty bottles of Malört litter the clubhouse floor, and Ken Williams has a face tattoo. Rest assured, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed. B...2022
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"Heading into 2025, Combs had been slated at Number 50 among the South Side Sox Top 100 prospects."

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"— South Side Sox (@SouthSideSox) April 16, 2024 That’s another embarrassing loss in the books for what will likely be a season full of them."

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"Ron 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."

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"Melissa Sage-Bollenbach/South Side Sox I was thrilled when Brett reached out to me to join SSS!"

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"As Steve Peters from SB Nation's South Side Sox noted, Johnson experienced a dramatic drop in velocity, changed his pitch selection to the point that he became a two-pitch hurler and eventually landed on the disabled list."

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• White Sox place seven in Baseball Prospectus’ Top 101

Seemingly, it won’t be long before Noah Schultz is signing baseballs on the South Side for good; Baseball America ranks him the No. 30 prospect in all of baseball. | Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Southpaws Schultz at No. 30 and Smith 36, catchers Kyle Teel at No. 45 and Edgar Quero 76 Trade enough front-line talent, earn yourself a top-end system. The new White Sox rebuild is now h...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 60: Jackson Appel

Jackson Appel (right) is a backstop with pop at, and behind, the plate. | Peter Aiken/Getty Images Another quality backstop to add to what’s becoming a long list Jackson Appel Catcher6´0´´200 poundsAge: 23First Appearance on the South Side Sox Top 1002024 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level +1.5 yearsSSS rank among all catchers in the system 4 Overall 2024 MiLB stats 12...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 20
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• South Side Sox votes stingy, picks just two for the Hall of Fame
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 59: Garrett Schoenle
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 63: Tanner McDougal
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 67: Fraser Ellard

Fraser Ellard made his White Sox debut in 2024, and all told, was pretty darn good. | Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Now a bullpen fixture, but hey, he still has rookie status Fraser Ellard Left-Handed Relief Pitcher6´4´´220 poundsAge: 272022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Rank 932023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Rank 682024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Rank 812024 High Level Chic...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 19
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 18
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 17

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Bryan Ramos tops our Round 16 ballot. So, who is the 17th-best prospect in the White Sox system? With surprisingly low overall positioning, Bryan Ramos had a very easy time of it, taking 45 of 211 votes (21%): And yep, suddenly it’s third base fever, as we went 14 rounds without adding anyone from the hot corner before going back-to-back with Alexan...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 15

Birmingham Barons Tyler Schweitzer tops our Round 14 ballot. So, who is the 15th-best prospect in the White Sox system? For the third time this election cycle, a surprise, first-ballot prospect has won the Vote, this time Tyler Schweitzer stepping into the fray with a win, taking 41 of 203 votes (20%): This is the third time Schweitzer has been in our Prospect Vote; in 2023 he...2024
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• SoxFest 2025 is getting a makeover

Much of the 2020 fan excitement was around then-prospect Luis Robert Jr. | Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images Event will be held at the historic Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport The Chicago White Sox have unveiled plans for SoxFest Live, a reimagined version of their annual fan event. The 2025 event will depart from the traditional three-day, two-night format, offering a new fan-focused experie...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
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• Royals 2, White Sox 0: This team might not be any good

Pedro Grifol: The scapegoat, or the real problem? | Jason Miller/Getty Images I’m struggling to find anything witty to say these days The White Sox had a team meeting this afternoon, however, Pedro Grifol didn’t feel the need to elaborate on what was said. I’m sure it’s exactly what the team needed to get pumped up, though, right? Wrong! What?? A loss after the big team meeting? I’m st...2024
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez

José Rodríguez in 2023, wondering why he was called up to the White Sox for a week to pinch-run in one game. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Scrap heap arms > speed-power middle infielder, got it, White Sox There are a lot of other things I need to be doing for South Side Sox late tonight (early a.m., actually), but Thursday’s move requires some follow-up. Oh, you thin...2024
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• The metaphorical White Sox rebuild failed, but the literal rebuild may be exactly what Chicago needs
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• An Open Letter to Jason Benetti

Ron 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...2023
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• Royals 2, White Sox 0: This team might not be any good
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• Cub Tracks’ OMG the feels

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Crosstown Classic time. Go Cubs go. Can you believe it? Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overni...2023
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• Is Andrew Vaughn OK?
Salina Rae Silver / South Side Sox OK's all he’s been to this point — and that’s the problem White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn is a victim of perpetually high expectations. As the third overall pick in the 2019 draft, Vaughn was immediately ticketed to be the White Sox’s first baseman/DH of the future. He enjoyed an illustrious college career at Cal that included a Golden Spikes Awar...2023
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• Diamondbacks 5, White Sox 0: Nothing to see here folks

Bryan Ramos was one of the very few bright spots on Sunday. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Arizona pitching blanks Chicago In a game that offered very little in terms of excitement for the South Siders, pitcher Jonathan Cannon was the bright spot. The righthander put up goose eggs on the Diamondbacks for the two innings he was on the mound, allowing no hits or walks and striking out two. ...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 35 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Charles 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...2024
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• Look how fast they’ll turn on you

Tim Anderson, the face of the franchise? Not when he’s struggling, it seems. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Loved when great, hated when not ... let’s talk about Tim Anderson On August 5, Tim Anderson and José Ramírez got into a fight at second base after a vigorous slide and a hard tag. Despite Ramírez's aggressive reaction and pointing a finger in the defender's face, ...2023
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• South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 53: Tristan Stivors

Tristan Stivors sez: Raise your hand if you’ve ever led the nation in saves. | @TStivors_13/Instagram Is there better pure-closer stuff in the system? Nope Tristan Stivors Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´4´´220 poundsAge: 252023 SSS Top Prospect Rank 352023 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -0.3 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system 5Overall ...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 19, 2024

Juan Carela pitched five innings of one-hit ball for Winston-Salem. | Salina Rae Silver/South Side Sox Danny Mendick cannot be stopped, Juan Carela’s offspeed baffles, and Ryan Galanie locks in Charlotte Knights 5, Syracuse Mets 1 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)For the second straight night, the Charlotte Knights posted five runs en route to a win against the Syracuse Mets. And for the fourt...2024
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• White Sox New Year’s roster recap

Tyler Gilbert should eat up plenty of innings out of the pen for the South Siders. | Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Chris Getz’s phone has been all abuzz in 2025 Chicago started off 2025 with a bang, or maybe more like a fizzle with a few beginning-of-the-year moves. First up was a swap with the Philadelphia Phillies where the South Siders received lefty reliever Tyler Gilbert in exchange for...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 75: Terrell Tatum

Terrell Tatum has spent four years yo-yoing through our Top 100 Prospects, and this year he’s taken another tumble. | Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A prove-it 2024 did not work out as intended for this speedster — at least until September came around Terrell Tatum Center Fielder5´11´´167 poundsAge: 252022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 282023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ra...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 78: Jurdrick Profar

Almost a year ago, the White Sox made Jurdrick the third Profar in organized baseball, and his 2024 season sure made it seem like a solid move. | @BenBadler/Twitter An impressive first campaign for a shortstop who does a little bit of everything Jurdrick Profar Shortstop5´11´´170 poundsAge: 17First Appearance in the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Dominican Summer League (r...2025
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• 2024 Charlotte Knights Season Preview

Universal No. 1 White Sox prospect Colson Montgomery will start 2024 with a promotion to Triple-A Charlotte, and a clear path to the majors. | Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images A look at top-prospect shortstop Colson Montgomery and other major league hopefuls who start 2024 at the doorstep of The Show For a White Sox team that lost 101 games last season, at first glance it may seem li...2024
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• Meet the Players: International Women’s Day Edition with Melissa Sage-Bollenbach

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach/South Side Sox Let’s celebrate Melissa! According to the International Women’s Day website, March 8 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Women should be celebrated daily. I like to think that’s the case at South Side Sox as we consiste...2024
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• Padres 3, White Sox 2: The bullpen takes, but bullpenning gives back

“It’s a shame if it’s being portrayed that we were on the cheap on this thing. That’s really interesting because, holy s—, that’s a quarter of a billion dollars we offered with a chance to be higher than what he’s getting.” | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Ten different voices can’t keep the South Siders from their fate, even on a “bullpenning” night at South Side Sox [Tonight carries on a tra...2023
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