CHICAGO -- The White Sox certainly didn’t get pushed out of playoff contention during the six-week absence of powerful first baseman Munetaka Murakami, as he recovered from a Grade 2 right hamstring strain suffered on May 29 against the Tigers. In fact, they were three games out of first in

CHICAGO -- Let’s take a step away from the pre-All-Star break success for the 2026 White Sox and look into their future. But here’s the interesting thing about that South Side future. With the significant steps taken to the top of the American League Central, those current and future Minor

CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami, who is recovering from a Grade 2 right hamstring strain he sustained beating out a double-play grounder against Detroit on May 29 at Rate Field, moved on to Game 2 of his rehab assignment for Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday night. Murakami hit second and played first

CHICAGO -- White Sox right-hander Davis Martin enters the All-Star break with a 9-4 record and 3.41 ERA over 18 starts and 100 1/3 innings after suffering the defeat during a 5-0 setback to the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Rate Field. If those numbers would have been presented

CHICAGO – The White Sox have been the talk of the 2026 Draft since sometime in the early evening of Dec. 9, 2025. At that point of the Winter Meetings, the South Siders were announced as the winners of the Draft Lottery and given the No. 1 pick overall. White

CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami, who is recovering from a Grade 2 right hamstring strain he sustained beating out a double-play grounder against Detroit on May 29 at Rate Field, began a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Charlotte. The Knights claimed an 8-2 victory over Nashville, and here’s the rest

CHICAGO -- Manager Will Venable will frequently be asked about potential outside acquisitions leading up to the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline while presiding over the American League Central-leading White Sox. A few of those questions arrived during Tuesday’s pregame managerial media session, prior to the start of this six-game homestand

CLEVELAND -- During a recent television broadcast outside of Chicago, right-hander Davis Martin heard about one of the announcers still trying to figure out where the White Sox are in terms of their 2026 success. “That’s fine. That’s where we are at,” a smiling Martin told MLB.com. “We are going

CLEVELAND -- You are Colson Montgomery. In 155 games since being called up by the White Sox to the Majors on July 4, 2025, in Colorado, you have hit 43 homers. The first one came on July 22 of last season and the most recent arrived in the eighth inning

CLEVELAND -- As manager of the White Sox, Will Venable can’t play favorites. This idea would almost be like Venable ranking his four kids, which clearly would never happen. But Venable still could not contain his excitement over third baseman Miguel Vargas' first All-Star selection, as announced on Saturday night

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CLEVELAND – Miguel Vargas’ three-run home run in the fifth inning of a 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the Guardians on Friday night at Progressive Field was such an impressive battle, such a prodigious clout that it brought rain … and a one-hour, 55-minute delay.

CLEVELAND -- On seven occasions this season, courtesy of seven different players, the White Sox have delivered the energizing walk-off hit sending the team into a jubilant frenzy. It’s one prime example of why the South Siders entered Thursday as the No. 2 seed in the American League with 77

CLEVELAND -- White Sox slugging first baseman Munetaka Murakami officially will go on a Minor League rehab assignment before he returns to the White Sox, manager Will Venable shared prior to Thursday’s series opener against the Guardians. Murakami has been out of action since May 29, when he suffered a

CLEVELAND -- When the White Sox and Guardians met for the first time this season last week, Chicago came away with a three-game series win at Rate Field in which each contest was decided by a single run. If that proves to be an appetizer for what’s in store this

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CHICAGO -- The “M-V-P” chants for Miguel Vargas popped up proudly and loudly a couple of times from fervent White Sox supporters during this weekend’s homestand, where the South Siders finished with two series victories despite a 5-4 loss to the Royals on Sunday at Rate Field. Fans are going

CHICAGO – Jacob Gonzalez has never had a walk-off hit at any level of his career, including Little League. “Nope,” Gonzalez said. “It’s crazy.”

CHICAGO – During the bottom of the third inning in a 22-1 White Sox shellacking of the Royals Friday night at Rate Field, Ron Kittle and his now wife Barbara were married by White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. The White Sox also scored 10 runs in that bottom of the

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CHICAGO -- Are there even words to describe the White Sox performance during a 22-1 roasting of the Royals on Friday night at Rate Field? Let’s allow the highly successful participants from the South Side, who now sit alone atop the American League Central by one game over the Guardians,

CHICAGO – The last injury rehab start made by Noah Schultz, taking place Friday night for Triple-A Charlotte, might be the left-hander's last Minor League start for the foreseeable future. Schultz, who is working his way back from right patellar tendinitis, threw 4 2/3 innings and 74 pitches for the

CHICAGO -- Melanie Marquez rounded the bases at Rate Field Friday night 15 minutes before first pitch between the White Sox and Royals. Her run did not count on the scoreboard. But the presence of the 4-year-old had a more significant impact than even the greatest baseball moments throughout that

CHICAGO -- Loose parallels can be drawn between the 2026 White Sox and the 1983 White Sox. Both squads were led by young, highly knowledgeable, and highly thought of managers, with Hall of Famer Tony La Russa at the helm 42 years ago and Will Venable running the show currently.

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