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White Sox Minor League Update: April 30, 2026

Gwinnett Stripers 9, Charlotte Knights 5Shane Smith, battered last time out, gave Charlotte (14-16) what they needed with two scoreless. He surrendered only one hit, two walks, and three Ks. Of course, the good times didn’t last long. Enter Chase Plymell, and cue the disaster reel. Three singles, then a meatball grand slam in the […]

April 2026 White Sox check-up: Things could be much worse

Somehow, the White Sox have managed to meet the wildest of expectations in the first month of the 2026 season. Get embarrassingly swept? Check. Sweep the defending AL pennant-winner? Check. Lose several players for the season? Again, check. Be somehow one of the best but also worst teams in several hitting and pitching categories? You […]

How much will a 2027 work stoppage affect the White Sox?

The high likelihood of a 2027 work stoppage has been floating in the background for a while now, tied to the upcoming expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement. How will this affect our Sox? The easy answer is that it depends a lot on where they are in their timeline. The more honest answer […]

Today in White Sox History: April 30

1922 White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson fired a perfect game, beating the Tigers, 2-0, in Detroit. Robertson’s perfect game only took one hour and 55 minutes to complete. The 26-year-old rookie struck out six, in just the fourth start of his career. In the second inning, Earl Sheely drove in both Sox runs with a single. As proof of Robertson’s […]

White Sox Minor League Update: April 29, 2026

Charlotte Knights 10, Gwinnett Stripers 9A late rally by the Knights (14-15) allowed them to pull off an exciting victory over Gwinnett (18-11). Tanner McDougal, 23, started on the mound for the Knights, and he retired all three batters he faced. McDougal now has a 3.00 ERA in 24 innings this season, all in Triple-A. […]

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White Sox edge Angels 3-2, complete sweep

If this felt like a game the White Sox had no business winning, that’s because for most of the afternoon, they didn’t. And then, in the end, they did anyway. The Good Guys walked it off in extras, 3-2, completing the sweep of the Angels. Chicago finished the month with 13 wins. That’s not exactly […]

BreakingT is over the Mune!

In response to the fever that has broken out all over the South Side, our friends at BreakingT have come up with a nifty little design celebrating the awesomeness of slugger Munetaka Murakami: You gotta admit, it’s a pretty impossibly clever design, with the moon “O” and a bit of a nod to silent film […]

Game Thread: Angels (12-19) at White Sox (13-17)

The Chicago White Sox are back at it this afternoon, looking to finish off a sweep against the Los Angeles Angels after a pair of wins to start the series. Following Monday’s comeback and a solid 5-2 victory on Tuesday, the South Siders suddenly have a chance to stack three straight and keep a little […]

Game Thread: Angels (13-17) at White Sox (12-19)

The Chicago White Sox are back at it this afternoon, looking to finish off a sweep against the Los Angeles Angels after a pair of wins to start the series. Following Monday’s comeback and a solid 5-2 victory on Tuesday, the South Siders suddenly have a chance to stack three straight and keep a little […]

Today in White Sox History: April 29

1901 Shortstop Frank Shugart hit the first home run in White Sox history. It came in the eighth inning of a 3-2 loss to Detroit, off of future South Side starter Frank Owen.  Ironically, the 1901 season was the only one Shugart would play in, as he was banned from the sport after the year ended for punching an umpire […]

White Sox defeat Angels 5-2 in the Drew Romo Game

Davis Martin and the White Sox (13-17) picked up a sound win over the Los Angeles (12-19), earning Martin his fourth win of the season and the team finally taking a series win at home. The bullpen was nearly spotless, the offense mashed two home runs off one of the game’s best pitchers, and Drew […]

White Sox defeat Angels 5-2 in the Drew Romo Game

Davis Martin and the White Sox (13-17) picked up a sound win over the Los Angeles (12-19), earning Martin his fourth win of the season and the team finally taking a series win at home. The bullpen was nearly spotless, the offense mashed two home runs off one of the game’s best pitchers, and Drew […]

White Sox Minor League Update: April 27, 2026

Gwinnett Stripers 10, Charlotte Knights 7The Knights (13-15) spent most of the evening face-down in the dirt despite a frantic late scramble. Hagen Smith looked locked in early, breezing through two before the wheels wobbled in the third. A leadoff walk turned into a two-run shot, and just like that, Charlotte was chasing. Smith settled […]

Game Thread: Angels (12-18) at White Sox (12-17)

The White Sox are coming off a wild, late-night win on Monday, defeating the Angels after a long three-hour rain delay, with the game not ending until the wee hours of this morning. Ideally, for today, we can hope that the weather is much better, the game ends at a normal time, and that there’s […]

Today in White Sox History: April 28

1901 Bock Baker of the Blues surrendered a record 23 singles to the White Sox, who crushed Cleveland, 13-1, at South Side Park without the assistance of an extra-base hit. Fred McMullin led Chicago with four singles, while everyone in the lineup got at least one safety. Clark Griffith threw the complete-game win, and had […]

Long delay + huge comeback = White Sox win

After a three-hour rain delay, the White Sox and Angels decided to start playing tonight’s game … at 9:40 p.m. CT. Or for this writer and editor, 10:40 p.m. The game ended 35 minutes into Tuesday in Chicago, but the Good Guys somehow pulled off a massive comeback, winning 8-7. Oh, and Mune leads the […]

Game Thread: Angels (12-17) at White Sox (11-17) (delayed, rain)

The White Sox will get their first look at the Angels this evening in an evenly matched series. Unfortunately, the game will be delayed by rain and additional storms coming through the area. But before the game gets rolling, some news — both good and bad. The good news: Sean Burke joined James Baldwin on […]

White Sox Weekly: April 20-26, 2026

For the first time this year, the White Sox have had a week that did not end with a losing record. And the first half of the week brought the first back-to-back series wins of the season. Unfortunately, however, the second half saw a return to a lack of power and run support. Going into […]

White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (April 20-26, 2026): Colby Shelton

Charlotte KnightsRecord 4-3 (last week), 13-14 (first half), 13-14 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekJarred Kelenic .261/.452/.826, 4-for-4 stolen bases, 23 at-bats Korey Lee .125/.263/.188, 16 at-batsCaden Connor .231/.276/.231, 26 at-batsMario Camilletti .389/.450/.444, 18 at-batsRikuu Nishida .320/.346/.320, 3-for-4 stolen bases, 25 at-batsJacob Gonzalez .348/.483/.783, 23 at-batsLaMonte Wade Jr. .267/.500/.467, 15 at-batsWilliam Bergolla Jr. Did not […]

Today in White Sox History: April 27

1902 In a 9-0 whitewashing of the St. Louis Blues, leadoff hitter Sammy Strang played the full game with no official at-bats. That anomaly occurred due to a record-setting five walks in the game. Strang became the first of just six White Sox hitters ever to walk five times in a game (the feat, in […]

White Sox Minor League Update: April 26, 2026

Nashville Sounds 5, Charlotte Knights 1The Knights got beaten by good pitching, plain and simple. With the 5-1 loss to the Sounds, Charlotte (13-14) is now a game under .500, which feels about right. Starter Jake Curtis got crushed in the second giving up a three-run bomb, and Nashville just kept piling on. It was […]

Identical scores: White Sox lose game, series 2-1 to Nationals

Despite a terrific outing from Sean Burke, the White Sox couldn’t hit the ball this afternoon, collecting just four singles over 10 innings. Both teams carried zero runs into extra innings, and the White Sox fell to the Nationals, 2-1, in the 10th to collect the series loss. Bryan Hudson, who opened for Burke, had […]

Game Thread: Nationals (12-16) at White Sox (11-16)

While yesterday’s extra-inning loss was certainly disappointing, it left little doubt in my mind that this is indeed a different Sox team than the moribund group we’ve become accustomed to over the last few years. Noah Schultz dominated, and while the power surges of Colson Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami have slowed down a bit, other […]

Munetaka Murakami is must-watch baseball

Some players are fun. Then there are the ones who make you drop whatever you’re doing. Munetaka Murakami is that guy. Right now, White Sox fans are getting the rare treat of watching something special, and yes, it’s happening in real time right in front of us. Murakami didn’t show up to fireworks and a […]