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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CHICAGO – Bases loaded, two outs. The White Sox were trailing Cleveland by one run in the 10th inning of Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians at Rate Field, and the rain, which already delayed the first pitch by 2 hours and 40 minutes, began to fall again. For a

CHICAGO -- Brooke Fletcher has never gone skydiving. But her last-minute move into the CHSN television broadcast booth as the game analyst for Tuesday night’s 2-1 White Sox victory over the Guardians gave her that same sense of nerves combined with pure exhilaration.

CHICAGO -- No Grant Taylor, no Bryan Hudson and no Seranthony Domínguez available out of the White Sox bullpen Tuesday night against the Guardians at Rate Field? That scenario ended up being no problem for the South Siders, who claimed a 2-1 victory before 28,883 fans in a crisp two

CHICAGO -- The White Sox have taken a “next man up” type of approach throughout the 2026 season while dealing with injuries to key players such as first baseman Munetaka Murakami and catcher Kyle Teel. That philosophy traveled to the CHSN television booth for Tuesday night’s broadcast of the White

CHICAGO – There was a brief moment at the end of a 6-5 walk-off victory for the White Sox over the Guardians on Monday night at Rate Field where it wasn’t a certainty that Chicago had actually won. Sam Antonacci delivered a two-run single with two outs off Cade Smith,

CHICAGO – Kyle Teel texted White Sox head athletic trainer James Kruk the same message after each of his four injury rehabilitation contests for Triple-A Charlotte last week.

DETROIT – Bring on the Cleveland Guardians.

DETROIT -- The White Sox need pitching. Every Major League Baseball team feels the same way, whether they are contenders or on the outside looking in, as White Sox general manager Chris Getz recently mentioned. But manager Will Venable’s use of a bullpen day during a 4-1 loss to the

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DETROIT – Why was Tigers ace Tarik Skubal yelling at Mike Vasil after striking out White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery to strand the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning Friday night at Comerica Park? "I'm a competitive guy,” Skubal said. “I kind of wear my emotions

CHICAGO – The first-ever White Sox Alumni Home Run Derby, taking place at Rate Field on Saturday, July 11, features a portion of six candidates who don’t exactly have a plethora of home runs on their resume.

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CHICAGO -- Josh Barfield’s two young daughters fully understand Jesse Barfield, their grandfather, played Major League Baseball. And why shouldn’t they know about a man who hit 241 home runs over 12 seasons with the Blue Jays and Yankees, won two Gold Glove Awards and is on the short list