By Scott Merkin
May 25, 2024
CHICAGO – White Sox closer Michael Kopech had been untouched during the month of May entering Saturday afternoon’s contest against the Orioles at Guaranteed Rate Field. Seven games with eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings and three saves among the five games he finished. That unblemished run ended at the
May 25, 2024
CHICAGO -- There’s an ironic twist to the left hamstring injury suffered by Eloy Jiménez while running the bases in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays. That game actually marked the first one where Jiménez felt 100 percent since coming back from a left adductor strain that kept the White
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By Scott Merkin
May 25, 2024
CHICAGO – There wasn’t a White Sox player taking part in a 6-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday night at a rainy Guaranteed Rate Field who is considered untouchable as the Trade Deadline on July 30 gradually approaches. Not for a team sitting a season-worst 22 games under .500
By Scott Merkin
May 24, 2024
CHICAGO – White Sox general manager Chris Getz wouldn’t divulge full details of his talk with Major League Baseball on Friday following the controversial interference call to end his team’s ninth-inning rally during an 8-6 loss to Baltimore on Thursday night. But he spoke of umpires’ discretion available to be
By Scott Merkin
May 24, 2024
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By Allison Mast @allisonmast13
May 24, 2024
In his 11-year professional career, Chad Kuhl has pitched in 239 games, from the lower level of the Minors to the Majors. None of them held the same significance as his May 17 start for the Triple-A White Sox affiliate. Kuhl took the mound for Charlotte against Durham in a
By Scott Merkin
May 24, 2024
CHICAGO -- Andrew Vaughn was stunned. Pedro Grifol and the White Sox clubhouse as a whole were angry, after they finished on the short end of an 8-6 setback to Baltimore on Thursday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. But this setback was nothing like any of Chicago's previous 35 during
By Julia Kreuz @juliackreuz
May 22, 2024
TORONTO -- See you in five days. Free from the pressures of auditioning for a spot in the White Sox rotation, Nick Nastrini can focus solely on improving at the highest level. That’s what the club had in mind when it recalled their No. 8 prospect, and that’s what’s expected
By Sam Dykstra, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo @SamDykstraMiLB
May 22, 2024
The 2019 Draft wasn’t one filled with a ton of suspense. It was widely accepted that the Orioles would take Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman – one of the Draft’s best-ever backstops – first overall, and that’s precisely what Mike Elias & Co. did on June 3. Bobby Witt Jr.
By Julia Kreuz @juliackreuz
May 21, 2024
TORONTO -- Done with trudging through a taxing road trip, the White Sox zipped past the Blue Jays to stop the skid. There was no power surge or one big inning. Tuesday night’s 5-0 win was built on speed and contact, and on Garrett Crochet’s continued run of success. It
By Scott Merkin
May 21, 2024
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By Benjamin Hill and Josh Jackson @BensBiz and @JoshJacksonMiLB
May 21, 2024
On the field, Minor League Baseball is all about the future: See tomorrow’s stars, today. This forward-looking mentality is often combined with ballpark celebrations of past eras, via salutes to defunct teams, retired players and beloved pop culture properties. Jump in the way-back machine and join us as we explore
By Julia Kreuz @juliackreuz
May 20, 2024
TORONTO -- Shaking things up is easier when you know where to lean for stability. Therein lies the value of Erick Fedde -- a “pillar of consistency,” as manager Pedro Grifol put it ahead of a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Monday afternoon. Fedde took the mound at
By Scott Merkin
May 19, 2024
NEW YORK -- The pregame White Sox lineup card for an eventual 7-2 loss to the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium might have caused even the most dedicated South Side supporters to do a double-take or two. “Hitting third, No. 74, Eloy Jiménez.” OK, nothing unusual there. But
Manager praises 'passionate,' 'smart' backers and says club shares their frustration
By Scott Merkin
May 18, 2024
NEW YORK -- Pedro Grifol hears from White Sox fans. Not necessarily during a 6-1 loss to the Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, although there were a number of Chicago supporters who made the trip to New York to catch a little baseball and maybe a Broadway show
By Scott Merkin
May 18, 2024
NEW YORK -- Zach Remillard wasn’t happy with the 4-2 White Sox loss in Friday’s series opener against the Yankees. But as a native of Cohoes, N.Y., who was a fan of the Bronx Bombers as a youngster and even attended games, the White Sox second baseman did come away
By Scott Merkin
May 17, 2024
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By Scott Merkin
May 15, 2024
CHICAGO -- Tommy Pham has been with the White Sox since April 26, so he can’t answer any questions about what has changed for this group since its 3-22 start to the season. Their 2-0 whitewash of the Nationals Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field raised the White Sox record
By Jim Callis
May 16, 2024
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
By Scott Merkin
May 15, 2024
CHICAGO – White Sox closer Michael Kopech was not happy with Eddie Rosario's leadoff at-bat in the ninth inning of a 4-0 victory over the Nationals during Game 2 of a doubleheader Tuesday night. And it showed. Kopech struck out Rosario on the sixth pitch of the at-bat with a
By Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo @SamDykstraMiLB
May 16, 2024
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Right-hander's 7 scoreless frames, first baseman's 4 RBIs lead White Sox to twin bill split
By Scott Merkin
May 15, 2024
CHICAGO -- Andrew Vaughn’s hot streak has modestly covered his last seven games after the White Sox first baseman had the worst start of his Major League career. For right-handed starter Erick Fedde, the personal success rate has covered most of his 2024 return to the United States after a