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Chicago’s future will be decided this weekend in a conference room in Philadelphia, at approximately 12 p.m. CT. Although I only partially mean it facetiously, that’s how the front office has seen the first pick of the 2026 MLB draft since the Winter Meetings that revealed its lottery win. For the last seven months, Chicago’s […]
If you determine the White Sox's record during Munetaka Murakami's absence by the games where he was unable to participate at all, they went 17-18 during his 35-game absence for a strained hamstring. If you approach it like the Major League Baseball rulebook determines a pitcher's record, then you could say the White Sox went .500. The Sox trailed 2-1 when Murakami left the May 29 game against the Tigers , and didn't lead until Miguel Vargas walked it off with the final swing of the game. Fo...
We are just a day a away from learning who the White Sox will make the overall No. 1 pick. But we couldn’t let that happen without tapping the esteemed Reacts voting bloc weigh in. And among the trio of Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson and Vahn Lackey there was a clear favorite … position, that […]
The Chicago White Sox are taking Grady Emerson, Roch Cholowsky, or Vahn Lackey with the first overall pick. What is the case for (and case against) these prospects be the first pick? The post 2026 MLB Draft: The case for (and against) Grady Emerson, Roch Cholowsky, and Vahn Lackey for the White Sox at No. 1 appeared first on Sox Machine .
July 10: The Sox have officially announced Murakami’s reinstatement. Gonzalez has been optioned as the corresponding move. July 9: The White Sox’ lineup will get a major boost tomorrow. Manager Will Venable told reporters (including Scott Merkin of MLB.com) that Munetaka Murakami will be activated from the 10-day injured list. He’ll make his return to the […]
Entering the season needing to display growth in order to maintain a rotation spot heading into the future, Davis Martin and Sean Burke have become the stabilizers of the Chicago White Sox rotation. The 2026 season has represented a massive step forward for the White Sox organization, particularly the offense, which has become one of […] The post Davis Martin and Sean Burke Have Become Cornerstones of the White Sox Rotation appeared first on Just Baseball .
This year’s edition of the MLB Draft begins tomorrow at 1pm with the White Sox on the clock. The Orioles, after their disappointing season, ended up with a little bit of bad luck when the draft lottery played out and received the #7 pick in the draft for their trouble. They had the fourth-best odds […]
Baseball America named Caleb Bonemer its midseason favorite for being named the White Sox Minor League Player of the Year , mostly because the rest of the field -- Sam Antonacci, Braden Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez, namely --- was cleared out for him by promotions to the major league level. That said, Bonemer is doing just fine in his own right, especially since he's flipped the power switch at Birmingham. On Thursday, he hit his fourth Double-A homer, and for a guy who emphasizes how centr...
The White Sox kick off the 2026 MLB draft by making the No. 1 overall selection at noon CT on Saturday, and will choose among three plum prospects: UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey and shortstop Grady Emerson from Fort Worth Christian (Texas) H.S. We’re digging deeper into all three players in […]
Chicago White Sox suffer a butt kicking by Boston. Not only did the Red Sox sweep the South Siders, but they only allowed two runs in three games. The post Podcast: Butt Kicking by Boston appeared first on Sox Machine .
Charlotte Knights 9, Nashville Sounds 2Old friend Jonathan Cannon took the hill for the Knights and promptly served up a run in the first on a couple of doubles. But Charlotte (48-42) came out swinging in the bottom half, hanging a six-spot on the board with three bombs: Nate Jones with a three-run shot, Andy […]
The White Sox kick off the 2026 MLB draft by making the No. 1 overall selection at noon CT on Saturday, and will choose among three plum prospects: UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey and shortstop Grady Emerson from Fort Worth Christian (Texas) H.S. We’re digging deeper into all three players in […]
The White Sox kick off the 2026 MLB draft by making the No. 1 overall selection at noon CT on Saturday, and will choose among three plum prospects: UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey and shortstop Grady Emerson from Fort Worth Christian (Texas) H.S. We’re digging deeper into all three players in […]
The Chicago White Sox have been one of the biggest surprise teams in MLB during the first half of the 2026 season. After entering the year with modest expectations, Chicago has exceeded nearly every projection and enters the final weekend…
White Sox director of player development Paul Janish wouldn't refer to himself as a big decision-maker when it comes to this weekend's MLB Draft , but he's around for it for a reason. "Just being a resource is probably the best word in terms of the draft prep," Janish said in a pregame media scrum on Thursday. "I love being in the room, I love hearing about the players. I coached in college for a while prior to this role and so I have a pretty strong network on that side. So the ability to r...
Here’s our collection spot for all the White Sox draft picks in the 2026 class, including the No. 1 overall pick!
Boston completed its second consecutive three-game sweep Thursday afternoon, edging the White Sox 2-1 for its sixth straight victory. The win improved the Red Sox to 43-48, moving them within five games of .500 and, for the first time since late May, out of last place in the American League East.
As a rule, only scoring two runs in a three-game series isn’t a successful strategy, and this series wasn’t the exception that proved that rule. The White Sox fell behind 2-0 in the fourth when starter Anthony Kay issued a dreaded leadoff walk, followed by a 379-foot shot into the left-field stands by Caleb Durbin. […]
It didn't matter that Patrick Sandoval was making his first start in more than two years. What mattered is that he was a left-handed starter wearing a Boston Red Sox road gray uniform. Sandoval followed the lead of Peyton Tolle and Jake Bennett from the first two games of this series. He couldn't go as long given all the time missed from a lengthy journey back from Tommy John surgery, but he still held the White Sox in check for 4 ⅓ innings, and while Anthony Kay kept it close on Chicago's s...
Look, there could be any number of reasons why all the Japanese reporters who went to Charlotte to cover Munetaka Murakami's rehab assignment were back in the White Sox clubhouse on Thursday morning--Forgot their keys? Left the stove on in their apartment? A deep, throbbing headache that only begins to abate when they take hold of the large replica (presumably) sword that's been sitting on a table in the Sox clubhouse the last several days? All reasonable answers, but the safe assumption rem...
With Garrett Crochet still on the 60-day IL and 10-1 Sonny Gray being saved for the Yankees tomorrow, the White Sox have had the benefit of only facing three back-of-the-rotation lefties this series. Unfortunately, they managed just one run in the first two games, but maybe the third can be the proverbial charm. Today’s Red […]
1910 Near the start of an arduous, 22-game road trip that took them to every American League city but St. Louis, the White Sox dropped a doubleheader nightcap at Yankee Stadium, 3-2, in 11 innings. While that loss in itself wasn’t notable, what came after sure was. The 31-37 Pale Hose proceeded to drop a […]
Some reporters’ ears are still ringing from the concussive sounds of the high-fives Mike Shirley was giving out at the MLB Draft Lottery last December. Seven months and very few nights of seven hours of sleep later, the White Sox scouting director still professes enthusiasm about the highest profile assignment of his career to date.… The post White Sox scouting director Mike Shirley says No. 1 pick is down to 3: ‘I don’t know who it is yet, that’s the best part’ appeared first on Sox Machine .
It didn’t quite come with the new prospect smell of Boston Smith winning the White Sox’s minor league Player of the Month for June, but enough had changed under the hood with Pitcher of the Month Jairo Iriarte that his Zoom call served partially as a reintroduction to Chicago media members. Iriarte talked about his… The post White Sox Minor Keys: July 8, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
The Chicago White Sox are only a couple days away from being on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. After that, anything can happen.