If you love pitching and defense, this was the perfect game for you. Then again, there was not much need for defense in this contest as Drew Rasmussen and four relievers struck out 16 White Sox while scattering five singles in this 1-0 victory. This was a tremendous and needed bounceback from last night’s contest […]
The Tampa Bay Rays had a 24-year-old rookie who was designated for assignment by his original team in February, batting cleanup for them on Saturday. And Victor Mesa Jr. isn't some crazy player development success story either, he's just...fairly serviceable.
Which is to say that this Rays team with the best record in the American League makes its bones by keeping runs off the board, as demonstrated by two-time All-Star Drew Rasmussen and four relievers teaming up for a five-hitter; the seve...
Wow! First place in the Al Central by three games entering August, three straight wins over the top teams in the league, talk of adding at the deadline instead of the usual subtracting! Why, it’s enough to make a nonagenarian who hates fans and players happy, even if only because it means a whole lot […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There are barely more than 48 hours until the trade deadline and the White Sox are still hoping to land some starting pitching, even if the extreme seller's market prices have them repeatedly reiterating their intention to hold onto the best pieces of their farm system.
"Obviously the deadline is hectic, as everybody knows and means something different for every team," said farm director Paul Janish. "But with the amount of the teams that are 'in the race,' it's a lit...
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White Sox No. 1 overall draft pick Roch Cholowsky is headed to High-A Winston-Salem and is expected to make his professional debut at Truist Stadium this week.
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The 2026 season has gone better than just about anyone could have expected for the Chicago White Sox. While that does not necessarily mean that the organization is going to push all their chips in for the sake of the 2026 season, they’re in a position to add to a young core that has taken […]
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The White Sox hit four home runs, including blasts from Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami, and Colson Montgomery, to beat the AL-leading Rays 6-1 on Friday night.
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The Chicago White Sox are one of the great success stories of the 2026 season. No team has exceeded expectations like the South Siders, a team that is just two years removed from having the most losses in the expansion era. This year’s team is in first place in the American League Central, and their […]
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The White Sox have held at least a share of first place since July 4, and a total of 49 days total this season. And yet with a ridiculously light schedule for the second-place Cleveland Guardians (three games back, playing .500 ball), it’s no guarantee the South Siders will be able to hold on to […]
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With Tristan Peters' walk-off base on balls Thursday afternoon , he secured the first back-to-back walk-off winners for the White Sox since 2023. He also marked the thirtieth recorded instance in franchise history of a walk-off walk, and the first time since August of 2015.
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After making the trip across Chicago, the Yankees opened their series on the North Side with a win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon. Led by a good outing from Will Warren, the Yankees got homers from Amed Rosario and Spencer Jones, and that proved to be enough for a victory. Thanks to the win, […]
White Sox farm director Paul Janish is in St. Petersburg to announce the initial affiliate assignments for Roch Cholowsky & Friends, but since the team’s transaction wire listed a whole bunch of draft picks heading to Kannapolis and Cholowsky wasn’t one of them, there’s a leading assumption as to where the No. 1 pick will…
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1901 In a 4-0 masterpiece hosting Detroit, Nixey Callahan tossed the first one-hitter in White Sox history. Only his Tigers counterpart, Joe Yeager, had a safety. Callahan himself had two hits in his win, while the White Sox also tapped out three triples and left fielder Herm McFarland went 3-for-4 with three singles. 1925 Ted […]
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Sox Machine's Josh Nelson pitches 3 trade targets for the Chicago White Sox prior to the MLB Trade Deadline. Also reviews trade ideas from Sox Machine supporters.
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The Chicago White Sox continued their climb in the American League Central with a 6-1 win over the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field, extending their winning streak to three games and improving to 58-51. The win also matched the team’s season high of seven games above .500 while increasing […]
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Nashville Sounds 4, Charlotte Knights 2A snoozing offense proved to be Charlotte’s downfall. There were lots of zeroes to start the game. Through the fifth inning, the Knights had zero hits and were 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position. Although the lineup managed to limit its strikeouts to five, there was so much to be […]
Nick Martinez is in line to be one of the finalists for the AL Cy Young award this season. So far this year, he’s done a great job at limiting hard hits and walks, making him a tough pitcher to attack. But that was before the White Sox made Friday night look like a Home […]
The Rays entered Friday’s game with a three-game lead in the AL East, after the Yankees beat the Cubs in an afternoon affair at Wrigley Field, By the end of Friday’s game, which saw the division lead cut to 2.5, the last completed trade was AJ Minter to the Twins. There is now less than […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- On paper, Nick Martinez presented a tricky matchup for the best scoring offense in the American League.
For one, he's good; having allowed five runs in his last five starts and coming off his first career All-Star appearance. But moreover, the Sox thrive off patience and pop, reeling wayward pitchers into their honeyhole, and Martinez is the brand of relentless strike-throwing and soft contact machine that has flummoxed them when taking the form of Keider Montero, or ...
May isn't the sexiest name on the market, but his combination of floor and ceiling will give him plenty of suitors.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The White Sox are leading the American League Central and looking to buy, enough that this month's State of the Sox meeting with coaches and players focused on addressing the distraction of Monday's looming trade deadline.
"There's a non-zero chance that the DNA of our club changes here over the next couple of days," Will Venable said. "We just want to be prepared for that, and make sure that it's not more of a distraction than it needs to be."
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After getting out of the gates after the All-Star break with a strong road trip that saw four wins in six games, the White Sox started to falter. Losing four of five to the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, it looked as if the South Siders were starting to wilt under the pressure. Out […]
The Mets and White Sox reportedly discussed a trade that would send Freddy Peralta to the South Side of Chicago. Michael Marino reports that White Sox prospects George Wolkow and Boston Smith were among the players discussed in the return. Marino also stated that the talks have stalled a bit, and the Mets are in […]
Behind the White Sox's back-to-back extra-inning walk-off victories against the Yankees this week was a herculean effort from their bullpen, which didn't allow an earned run over 11 innings of work, all conducted within the same physically taxing 24-hour span.
Pitching a scoreless eighth on Wednesday made it five innings in five days for Trevor Richards, before Grant Taylor took the game from the ninth into the 11th with a season-high seven outs recorded, and Jordan Hicks worked for the thir...