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Opening Day will be here before you know it! Seventy-three days from now, the Chicago White Sox will play the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field to kick off another season where the Pale Hose are expected to lose 90 or more games. As dour as that sounds, 90 losses actually would be progress considering […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
1911 The White Sox purchased outfielder Matty McIntyre from the Tigers, in what turned out to be a brilliant buy. The 31-year-old was brilliant in right field for the White Sox that summer, slashing .323/.397/.401, with 102 runs, 11 triples, 17 steals and 4.2 WAR. McIntyre slumped enough in 1912 for the White Sox to […]
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From the jump, this was Juan Carela’s round. After getting out of the box in the last round dead-even with eventual winner Lucas Gordon, this advancement seemed to be preordained. The rehabbing starter prospect took 13 of 46 (28%) votes: In spite of missing all of 2025 due to TJS, Carela maintained solid respect in […]
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1881 A series of Tuesday baseball games started in Chicago. Wait … regular games, in Chicago … in January? Yes, these games were played on ice, with pro and amateurs alike. They remain a regular winter staple for years. 1949 After 11 years and 981 games at catcher for the South Siders, Mike Tresh was […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
This week presents a twist, in that SBN Reacts sent you out a White Sox-specific question, but nothing of national import (pretty big football weekend coming up, anyway). We asked you to play White Sox manager for Opening Day and tell us where on the field you are penciling-in Munetaka Murakami. The results were as […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
1940 In a trade of sub-replacement players, the White Sox sent second baseman Ollie Bejma and shortstop Johnny Gerlach to Cleveland for second baseman Skeeter Webb. Bejma and Gerlach would never play a game for Cleveland, nor ever in the majors again. However, Cleveland got the best of this deal: Webb played for four seasons […]
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Gabe DavisRight-Handed Relief Pitcher6´9´´234 poundsAge: 22First Appearance on the South Side Sox Top 1002025 High Level Oklahoma State University (NCAA)Age relative to high level 0.0 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed relievers in the system 12Overall 2025 season stats (NCAA) 0-3 ⚾️ 3 SV ⚾️ 15 games (3 starts) ⚾️ 24 1/3 IP ⚾️ 5.92 ERA ⚾️ 1.808 […]
14 days ago | 0 reads
This week presents a twist, in that SBN Reacts sent you out a White Sox-specific question, but nothing of national import (pretty big football weekend coming up, anyway). We asked you to play White Sox manager for Opening Day and tell us where on the field you are penciling-in Munetaka Murakami. The results were as […]
15 days ago | 4 reads
1909 The White Sox bought outfielder Dave Altizer from the Cleveland Naps. Altizer had been purchased in July from Washington, suffering a subpar 1908 season as a result. However, in Chicago Altizer put together his best season, logging 2.5 WAR despite being an average-seeming player; 27 stolen bases, an AL-leading 16 HBPs and an ability […]
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About midway through this latest vote, Lucas Gordon and Juan Carela were deadlocked. But with a surprisingly strong push, Gordon ended up with the most votes of any winner since Jedixson Paez seven rounds ago. The southpaw ended up delivering a win convincingly, earning 21 of 58 (36%) votes: This marks Gordon’s very first time […]
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1952 The White Sox sold catcher Al Lakeman to the Phillies. Lakeman had been purchased from the Boston Braves after the 1950 season, but spent all of 1951 in Triple-A Sacramento, with meager results. The backstop had a sub-replacement career in the majors (-2.6 WAR), producing a positive WAR in just one of his nine […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in White Sox fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This time out, we’re asking you to imagine what free-agent plum Muretaka Murakami will look […]
17 days ago | 1 read
1962 The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa (Three-I) League a B-level minor league that had existed since 1901 and stopped play only in the case of world war or economic depression, shut its doors after 61 years. Thirty-one cities had fielded teams in the league over the years, 12 of them in Illinois: Alton, Bloomington, Danville, Decatur, Freeport, Joliet, […]
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Samuel Zavala made quick work of this latest round, advancing in just his second ballot by earning earned 13 of 39 (33%) votes: This marks Zavala’s very first time in our Prospect Vote, having joined the organization in 2024 but never quite reaching the ballot. Past No. 27s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote2025 Juan […]
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1920 White Sox hurling hero Early Wynn was born, in Hartford, Ala. Wynn was a slow starter, making his debut in 1939 with the Washington Senators but really only finding his footing as a pitching star after World War II, primarily with Cleveland. For the 1959 White Sox, Wynn was a workhorse, and took the […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Some say Pope Leo XIV blessed the White Sox with a miracle when Japanese phenom Munetaka Murakami signed with Chicago, but this underperforming team needs more than a miracle to crawl back to a winning record. Murakami’s standout power and accolades bring hope to a team that struggled to put the ball over the fence […]
19 days ago | 1 read
1925 The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during the White Sox vs. New York Giants tour of Europe, giving silver medals to Charles Comiskey, John McGraw and Hughie Jennings in appreciation. The tour, however, was a failure, with meager attendance leaving the traveling show […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Mark McLaughlinRight-Handed Relief Pitcher6´3´´205 poundsAge: 252023 South Side Sox Top 100 Prospect ranking 622024 South Side Sox Top 1oo Prospect ranking N/R2025 South Side Sox Top 1oo Prospect ranking N/R (103)2025 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -0.7 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system 13Overall 2025 stats (High-A/AA) 3-3 ⚾️ 8 SV […]
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After four straight position player wins, Riley Gowens and the starting arms struck back with a decisive triumph. Gowens earned 16 of 56 (29%) votes: It was only Gowens’ fourth ballot, so this big win comes in his very first time in our Prospect Vote. Past No. 26s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote2025 Caleb […]
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1936 The White Sox had their first-ever transaction with the Atlanta Braves — although at the time, they were known as the Boston Bees — by purchasing second baseman Les Mallon. Mallon was a 0.0 WAR player over 116 games for Boston in 1936, bringing a passable bat (.274/.322/.357) along with a glove that wasn’t […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
Stiven FloresCatcher5´11´´180 poundsAge: 202024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 732025 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 642025 High Level Arizona Complex League (Rookie)Age relative to high level -0.3 yearsSSS rank among all catchers in the system 5Overall 2025 stats 53 games ⚾️ 2 HR ⚾️ 33 RBI ⚾️ .289/.340/.394 ⚾️ 16 BB ⚾️ 18 K ⚾️ .991 […]
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It turns out signing Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami was the exception, and not a permanent change of the unwritten rule stating that the Chicago White Sox never win free-agent sweepstakes. General manager Chris Getz reportedly tried to sign another Japanese free agent, but this time he came up short. There was some brief excitement that […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
1914 Sydney Cricket Ground was the scene of today’s World Tour game, as the White Sox beat the Giants, 5-4. Some 10,000 fans attended. It would be 100 years before the majors returned to Australia, when the Dodgers and Diamondbacks opened the 2014 season at the Ground. 1936 Future White Sox co-owner Eddie Einhorn was […]
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1908 In what was the first-ever direct trade with the Red Sox, the White Sox sent catcher Ed McFarland east in exchange for catcher Al Shaw. McFarland, entering his age-34 (and final) season, played in just 19 games for Boston, hitting .208 and earning 0.3 WAR — and STILL that made the trade a win […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
The hitters make it four wins in a row, as Jacob Gonzalez made a modest jump from the No. 2 slot to top billing this round, earning 16 of 62 (26%) votes: This was Gonzalez’s 15th ballot, and represents a slight slip from his Vote ranking at No. 24 in 2025. Of course, in 2024 […]
22 days ago | 3 reads