HOUSTON -- Pope Leo XIV was not in Houston for the opening game of the American League Wild Card Series between the White Sox and Astros.

The Astros, who roared back from an early-season deficit to win their eighth American League West title in 10 seasons Sunday, return to the playoffs following a one-year absence to face the upstart White Sox, who led the AL Central for much of the season before settling for the final

HOUSTON -- The White Sox set their 26-player roster for the American League Wild Card Series at Houston, with almost no surprises. Huáscar Brazobán and David Sandlin earned the last spots on the 12-person pitching staff, with Trevor Richards and Tyler Davis not making the 26. Jake Rogers, who was

HOUSTON -- The year was 2005. The date was October 26. And it was Juan Uribe, Paul Konerko, Bobby Jenks and Orlando Palmeiro who were involved in a seminal piece of White Sox history.

HOUSTON -- The story of Munetaka Murakami and the White Sox began with a great deal of humor.

HOUSTON -- The White Sox will go with a bullpen day in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series on Tuesday against the Astros at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 4 p.m. CT, as rookie Hagen Smith gets the starting nod.

KANSAS CITY – There was a celebration at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday afternoon, and the visiting White Sox were the guests of honor after clinching a playoff spot via a 9-1 victory over the Royals.

CHICAGO -- Houston, you might have a problem. Or maybe the Astros will be presenting the problem for the White Sox.

CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery is about to experience the ultimate reset. Or so he hopes.

CHICAGO -- There was one word to describe the overall White Sox sentiment following a 9-6 loss to the Rockies Saturday night at Rate Field. “Excited,” said second baseman Sam Antonacci without hesitation.

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CHICAGO -- Fans came early to Rate Field on a cool Friday night. They arrived by car. They arrived by train. Some took rideshare. There might have been some who arrived through a combination of all three.

CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery now holds Major League Baseball’s single-season record for strikeouts, after picking up No. 224 when he was called out in the fifth against Colorado’s Tomoyuki Sugano during a 6-1 White Sox victory Friday at Rate Field on Friday.

CHICAGO – Pardon the pun, but the White Sox showed no playoff celebration hangover during their 6-1 victory over the Rockies before 35,778 at an electric Rate Field Friday.

KANSAS CITY -- The final out of a 9-1 White Sox victory over the Royals on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium came via John Rave’s groundout to second baseman Sam Antonacci on a close play at first with pitcher Trevor Richards covering the base. That out meant one emotional sentiment

KANSAS CITY -- To understand the 2026 White Sox postseason ascension, with a playoff berth officially clinched on Thursday afternoon after a 9-1 victory over the Royals, we must go back to an interview catcher Edgar Quero did with MLB.com. That interview took place months before the 2025 season --

KANSAS CITY -- Erick Fedde was thinking about the White Sox near possibilities to make the playoffs when he took the ball against the Royals Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

KANSAS CITY -- When Jose Contreras was sent from the Yankees to the White Sox at the 2004 Trade Deadline, he already knew quite a bit about new manager Ozzie Guillen. The big right-hander, known as one of the nicest players in the game, wasn’t sure what to expect from

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KANSAS CITY – Are you in the market for a slogan to encompass this amazing, bordering on astonishing, 2026 White Sox season, moving closer by the day to the postseason? Well, third baseman Miguel Vargas might have come up with one prior to a 14-11 victory over the Royals on

CHICAGO -- The stage is set for the White Sox. The job is at hand. It’s all there for the taking. Use any cliché available and the translation remains the same for the South Siders: There is one week remaining, six games, to be exact, to complete this improbable but

CHICAGO – Things could have turned out much worse for Tristan Peters. In fact, when Peters suffered a left shoulder/rib contusion while crashing into the right-center-field wall chasing down Kevin McGonigle’s three-run triple in the fifth during an 11-8 loss Friday to the Tigers, the White Sox rookie center fielder

CHICAGO – How long did it take for White Sox to complete an 8-1 victory over the Tigers Sunday evening at Rate Field? By actual game time, it was just 2 hours, 50 minutes, giving the White Sox (80-76) three important wins in four games against the Tigers this weekend.

CHICAGO — Miguel Vargas inflicted damage with the bat during a 3-1 victory for his White Sox over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Rate Field. The All-Star third baseman caused some trouble for Detroit with his glove, and was a definite plus with his legs as well. Vargas picked

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