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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Shane Smith's ascension to Opening Day starter for the 2026 White Sox is a tale of excellence. It’s also a tale of perseverance and never giving up on dreams.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It’s rarely good news when a player is called into a manager’s office, with the general manager also in attendance for the impromptu meeting. Rarely good news, that is, unless you are Shane Smith.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Left-hander Noah Schultz was reassigned to Minor League camp and right-hander Tanner McDougal was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte before a 5-1 White Sox victory over the Mariners in Cactus League action Saturday. Neither hurler was thought to be breaking camp with the White Sox, but Schultz, the

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- My strengths, their problem. Those four words are featured on the front of T-shirts sported by numerous White Sox pitchers throughout Spring Training. They also give insight into the philosophy of Zach Bove, the team’s new pitching coach.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Drew Thorpe threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Tuesday on the White Sox backfields at Camelback Ranch, marking the first time the right-hander has thrown off the mound in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. The real test for the right-hander came on Wednesday, when he determined how

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Much of the encouraging talk surrounding the 2026 White Sox centers on the continued development of their young core who gained valuable on-field experience during the ’25 season. As they go, so will the team -- even with important new additions to the overall White Sox equation.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Luisangel Acuña returned to the White Sox lineup during Monday’s Cactus League loss to the Giants after being sidelined since Feb. 25 with a gash over his left eyebrow that needed four stitches to close.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The White Sox officially are three weeks into Spring Training, half-way through with their preparation for Opening Day on March 26 in Milwaukee and the ensuing 2026 campaign. They feature three stellar catchers in Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel and Korey Lee that other teams certainly would like

MESA, Ariz. – The high energy and always-positive attitude of Kyle Teel will be absent from the White Sox clubhouse for a few weeks, as he joins teammate Sam Antonacci on Team Italy. But before departing for World Baseball Classic competition at Daikin Park in Houston, Teel talked to MLB.com

MESA, Ariz. -- The goal for Braden Montgomery seemingly is to break camp with the White Sox. Actually, MLB Pipeline’s No. 36 prospect overall and the No. 1 White Sox prospect should have his target set on getting to the Majors as soon as possible. General manager Chris Getz already

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The White Sox rotation is a solid work in progress in the present, topped by right-hander Shane Smith, who pitched three innings Saturday during a 7-5 victory over the Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark. But their potential Triple-A Charlotte rotation, with left-handers Noah Schultz (No. 49 overall prospect

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jim Thome has viewed the MLB Draft from several different angles. In 1989, Thome was selected by Cleveland in the 13th round out of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Ill. He went on to hit 612 home runs with 1,699 RBIs and a career .956 OPS

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Kyle Teel is the ultimate competitor, and veteran left-hander Sean Newcomb learned that fact about his White Sox batterymate firsthand during Thursday’s Cactus League matchup against the Dodgers.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Munetaka Murakami’s last game with the White Sox before joining Team Japan for the World Baseball Classic ended with the first baseman not on the field.

It’s exactly one month until Opening Day, and MLB.com’s beat writers have been in camp for a couple of weeks now. So we decided to go around the division and ask some questions of the five American League Central beat writers about what they’ve seen in camp to this point.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tadahito Iguchi won a World Series championship as the starting second baseman and adept No. 2 hitter with the 2005 White Sox, after being a standout player over eight seasons for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan. Iguchi also managed in Japan and was at Camelback Ranch

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Munetaka Murakami is all about baseball. All the time. In a recent interview with MLB.com, the power-packed first baseman from Japan was asked if he’s been able to do anything fun outside of his Spring Training work in Arizona. Murakami, through interpreter Kenzo Yagi, pointed to the

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Live BPs don’t always get pitchers’ adrenaline flowing during Spring Training action. But with Tuesday’s session marking the first time White Sox left-hander Hagen Smith will face hitters since arriving in Arizona, the No. 72 prospect overall, and Chicago’s No. 5, per MLB Pipeline, is ready to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Let’s talk about Colson Montgomery. Let’s also talk about Indiana University football. Yes, Montgomery once played quarterback and he would have gone to Indiana to play baseball if he wasn’t selected in the first round of the 2021 Draft by the White Sox. But this tale is

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The White Sox interrupted their Sunday morning Spring Training work at Camelback Ranch to celebrate with the rest of the country as the USA men’s hockey team won the gold medal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Players watching televisions in three or four different areas