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.

There's so much on the line every Spring Training as all 30 MLB teams work to finalize their rosters for Opening Day. While some positions are set long before the season begins, each club is still trying to nail down at least one key aspect of its roster -- and

PUERTO RICO -- Watching Alexei Ramirez taking swings under the setting Puerto Rican sun, it looks similar to how he looked during his star-filled seasons for the White Sox on Chicago's South Side more than 10 years ago. It somehow looks similar to how he looked 20 years ago --

HOUSTON -- Make it a double espresso for Team Italy this time. Italy smacked back-to-back home runs to spark its 7-4 win over Great Britain in Sunday's World Baseball Classic matchup at Daikin Park -- the first by Brewers No. 6 prospect Andrew Fischer in his first WBC at-bat, the

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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HOUSTON -- For Team Italy catcher Kyle Teel, playing in the World Baseball Classic has brought a unique opportunity: working with one of his catching idols, Jorge Posada. Posada is an assistant hitting coach on the Italy staff. But it's his experience as a catcher -- and as a Yankee

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TOKYO -- The defending champs and the most talented baseball player on the planet make for a dangerous combination. On Friday night, Samurai Japan began its World Baseball Classic title defense, taking on a Chinese Taipei team that upset it in the 2024 Premier12 tournament.

TOKYO – When Curtis Mead was growing up, his father, Tim – himself an Australian Baseball League player – tried to push him toward Australian Rules Football. Coming from Australia, a country not traditionally known for its baseball, his father thought a career in the Australian Football League was a

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. -- 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. -- 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

The great NBA writer and podcaster Zach Lowe puts together an annual list called his NBA League Pass Rankings, based on watchability -- which teams, when you stumble across one of their games, you don’t dare click away. I’ve always loved this feature, because, as a sports fan, you understand

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.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Twenty years ago, Team Cuba beat Team Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to advance to the first World Baseball Classic championship round in San Diego. There, they beat the Dominican Republic in the semifinals before falling to Japan in the final.

The first two years of Spring Breakout have provided several memorable matchups. Baseball's best hitting prospect (Jackson Holliday) faced baseball's best pitching prospect (Paul Skenes) in 2024, resulting in a 102-mph fastball and a strikeout on a 92-mph slider. Four of the game's dozen top-rated prospects faced off in a

The White Sox improved from 41 wins in 2024 to 60 last season while graduating Top 100 prospects Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero to their big league club. Sean Burke, Brandon Eisert, Wikelman González, Chase Meidroth, Shane Smith, Grant Taylor and Mike Vasil also played key roles as

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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

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the