Fedde relishing early-season success in the South Side
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Nats-White Sox opener postponed; straight DH today
CHICAGO -- Monday night’s series opener between the White Sox and Nationals at Guaranteed Rate Field was postponed due to rain. The rain started to fall in Chicago shortly after White Sox pregame batting practice began and was in the forecast through early Tuesday afternoon. “My radar says we’re in
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CHICAGO -- Weekend perfection was not on the docket for the White Sox, who had their four-game winning streak ended by a 7-0 loss to the Guardians on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. But Pedro Grifol’s crew is playing better. They have a 9-7 record over their last 16
Standout stats for 8 new Top 100 prospects
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Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE
There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.
Watch Montgomery at Triple-A FREE in Sunday matinee
Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web
Meet the woman White Sox international players call 'Mom'
CHICAGO -- Erin Santana is the loving mother to Alexia, her 10-year-old daughter. But as the White Sox manager of international player development/education, the Maine native also has numerous unofficial sons throughout the organization. “I have a bunch of them that call me their mom,” Santana told MLB.com with a
Merkin: A Mother's Day tribute to my mom, Phyllis
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Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
White Sox put together all-around team effort in 4th straight win
CHICAGO -- Four-game winning streaks aren’t exactly reason for huge celebration over the course of a 162-game baseball season. But when starting the campaign with 22 losses in 25 games as the 2024 White Sox did, it’s certainly a step above gratifying. That successful locale is where the White Sox
Crochet's change in game plan leads to career-high 11-K performance
CHICAGO – Remember those three Garrett Crochet starts from April 13-24, when the southpaw allowed 17 earned runs over 11 2/3 innings? Judging by Crochet’s reaction following a 6-3 White Sox victory over the Guardians Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, he has not forgotten.
White Sox pin down Guards with tag-team pitching on WWE Night
CHICAGO -- It seems only fitting on WWE Night at Guaranteed Rate Field that a tag-team effort on the mound propelled the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over American League Central-leading Cleveland in the opener of a four-game set. Erick Fedde threw six scoreless innings as the starter, and
Flexen deals vs. Rays again, ties career high with 8 K's
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Chicago offense wasn’t much, but it was more than White Sox starter Chris Flexen was used to this season. A pair of two-run innings and a dominant start from Flexen were just enough for Chicago to end the series against the Rays on a positive note
Sox acquire Minor League RHP from Rangers for Grossman
ST. PETERSBURG -- After an 8-28 start to the season, including an American League worst 3-16 on the road, it appears that the White Sox have started to look to the future. The South Siders dealt veteran outfielder Robbie Grossman to the Rangers on Wednesday in exchange for Minor League
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
White Sox determined 'to be the group that turns this around'
ST. PETERSBURG -- If you’re just tuning in and need a quick summation of the White Sox difficult season, Tuesday night’s 5-1 defeat against the Rays at Tropicana Field should get you up to speed. There was very little traffic on the bases -- five 1-2-3 innings in all --
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Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe
Clevinger shows rust in long-delayed '24 debut
ST. PETERSBURG -- White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger, in his first Major League start of the season after finalizing his contract on April 4, didn’t last long on Monday night. It was two innings and three batters, to be exact, before he was lifted after a 54-pitch outing in an
Crochet fights off liner, lifts White Sox to series win
ST. LOUIS -- The fact that Garrett Crochet dominated the Cardinals over six innings during a 5-1 White Sox victory at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon should be of no surprise to anyone who has watched the southpaw during much of his first season as a starter. But the fact
'I love the elements': Brebbia thrives in rainy win
ST. LOUIS -- John Brebbia faced a precarious situation in the 10th inning of a 6-5 White Sox victory over the Cardinals Saturday afternoon, evening and eventually night at Busch Stadium. The bases were loaded with nobody out and rain was starting to come down. But three hours and three