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• Once Again: The Pope Likes That Other Chicago Team, Not the Cubs

  28-10-2025 19:37 via nytimes.com
  Although he posed with a Cubs jersey on Monday, a gift from a religious leader also from Chicago, Pope Leo is a longtime fan of the Chicago White Sox. Some people can’t seem to keep it straight.
  
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• El papa León XIV y las muchas ideas que los católicos tienen sobre él

  20-09-2025 11:02 via nytimes.com
  A diferencia de Francisco, León XIV ha dado pocas pistas sobre su postura respecto a los temas que dividen a la Iglesia (aunque sin duda es fan de los White Sox). Los seguidores completan los vacíos.
  
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• Catholics Project Many Images Onto Pope Leo: Liberal? Conservative? Cubs Fan?

  18-09-2025 22:57 via nytimes.com
  Unlike Francis, Leo XIV has given few clues about where he stands on issues dividing the church (though he’s definitely a White Sox guy). Followers fill in the gaps.
  
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• What My Dad Gave Me

  16-06-2025 21:47 via nytimes.com
  I think my dad thought that had he had had boys, fatherhood would have been different.
  
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• Pope Leo Delivers a Message to a Ballpark Celebration in Chicago

  15-06-2025 17:03 via nytimes.com
  “Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.
  
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• Pope Leo the White Sox Fan: Something to Celebrate for Chicago’s South Side

  10-05-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Pope Leo was spotted at the 2005 World Series, a rare moment of triumph for the pride of Chicago’s South Side.
  
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• Desde Illinois, el hermano del papa León XIV reflexiona sobre su historia

  10-05-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  En una amplia entrevista en su casa al suroeste del centro de Chicago, John Prevost reflexionó sobre el ascenso de su hermano al papado, los valores del nuevo papa y sus raíces estadounidenses.
  
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• John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values

  09-05-2025 04:11 via nytimes.com
  From his home in suburban Chicago, one of the pope’s brothers described Leo as “middle of the road” but not afraid to speak his mind.
  
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• Pope Leo XIV Is From Chicago. Is He a Cubs or a White Sox Fan?

  09-05-2025 01:23 via nytimes.com
  Fans from both teams seemed to claim him as their own, but his brother had the final answer.
  
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• Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83

  22-01-2025 07:56 via nytimes.com
  
  He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.
  
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• White Sox Lose 121 Games in a Season, Making History

  28-09-2024 12:01 via nytimes.com
  
  In its weird, shambolic spectacle, the record-setting game seemed to encapsulate the team’s entire dreadful season.
  
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• How the Chicago White Sox Became the Masters of Losing

  24-09-2024 17:31 via nytimes.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox are poised to break the record for the most losses in modern baseball history. Watching them do it has been strangely glorious.
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire, and Polls Find Trump Ahead in Sun Belt States

  23-09-2024 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, the White Sox go for a record (low).
  
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• On Chicago’s South Side, White Sox Fans Know Misery. But Not Like This.

  23-09-2024 02:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The baseball team tied the modern day record for losses on Sunday, dropping a 120th game. In the team’s most loyal neighborhood, some people couldn’t bear to watch.
  
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• Why Do Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez Keep Playing for the Same Team?

  13-09-2023 17:47 via nytimes.com
  
  Cleveland Guardians pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López met as teenagers in 2012 and have been together ever since, with stops with four organizations.
  
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• Two Debatable Calls at Home Plate Spur a Rules Debate in MLB

  22-06-2023 12:46 via nytimes.com
  
  A night after Bruce Bochy said a replay ruling was “one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen,” another controversial call on a play at the plate added even more confusion.
  
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• Yankees Game Postponed Because of Smoke From Wildfires

  07-06-2023 23:04 via nytimes.com
  
  A night after having teams play through adverse conditions, Major League Baseball pulled the plug on two games. A W.N.B.A. game in Brooklyn was also postponed.
  
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• Joe Kelly and Rob Manfred Find Common Ground on Baseball’s Future

  27-03-2023 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  While interviewing Rob Manfred for his book about baseball, Joe Kelly, an outspoken reliever, realized their goals weren’t all that different.
  
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• Chicago’s New Manager Has a Clear Message: Details Matter

  17-03-2023 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The star-laden White Sox underperformed last year. Pedro Grifol plans to wake up the A.L. Central’s “sleeping horse.”
  
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• Tim Anderson Thrives for United States at World Baseball Classic

  14-03-2023 13:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Tim Anderson did a little bit of everything in helping his team crush Canada at the World Baseball Classic. All in a day’s work for a certified baseball dude.
  
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• White Sox Minor Leaguer Anderson Comas Announces He Is Gay

  20-02-2023 03:28 via nytimes.com
  
  Few players in professional baseball have revealed publicly that they are gay. Anderson Comás, a relief pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, said he wanted to be “an inspiration” for people like him.
  
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• Book Excerpt: The Grandest Stage A History of the World Series

  09-10-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  In his new book, Tyler Kepner digs into the history of the Fall Classic, including a look at unheralded players who stepped up for their teams at exactly the right time.
  
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• Mets, Yankees and Guardians Fight for Postseason Position

  07-09-2022 15:58 via nytimes.com
  The Mets are tied with Atlanta, the Rays are closing on the Yankees and the surprising Guardians are fending off two serious challengers in the A.L. Central.
  
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• White Sox Fight for Life in Against Twins, Guardians in AL Central

  03-07-2022 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox have been slowed by injuries and mocked for odd decisions. A 19-game stretch against division rivals could make or break their year.
  
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• Josh Donaldson Suspended for ‘Jackie’ Comments

  23-05-2022 23:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Donaldson, the Yankees third baseman, referred to Tim Anderson of the White Sox as “Jackie,” which M.L.B. said was “disrespectful.” Donaldson appealed the one-game suspension.
  
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• Tim Anderson Calls Josh Donaldson’s ‘Jackie’ Comments Racist

  22-05-2022 18:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Donaldson, the Yankees’ third baseman, said his remarks to Tim Anderson referenced a magazine article in which Anderson said he was “today’s Jackie Robinson.”
  
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• Did Albert Pujols Pass Eddie Collins in Hits?

  20-05-2022 13:49 via nytimes.com
  
  When Albert Pujols collected hit No. 3,314, the Cardinals celebrated him for passing Collins on the career hits list. Some recordkeepers weren’t so sure.
  
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• Albert Pujols’s Pitching Debut Falls Short of Lena Blackburne’s

  16-05-2022 17:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Albert Pujols was the life of the party in the Cardinals’ 15-6 win against the Giants. But he fell short of being the oldest player to pitch for the first time.
  
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• Cortes Is Brilliant Yet Again as Yankees Top White Sox

  16-05-2022 02:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Nestor Cortes’s unbelievable journey continued with a career-high eight innings.
  
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• Huge Inning Gives Yankees Blowout Over White Sox

  13-05-2022 13:33 via nytimes.com
  
  A seven-run eighth inning gave the Yankees a fourth straight win. The Mets, meanwhile, won their 10th straight series.
  
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• LaMarr Hoyt, Pitcher Whose Star Shone Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 66

  04-12-2021 03:16 via nytimes.com
  
  He won the 1983 Cy Young Award as the American League’s leading pitcher, but an injury and troubles with drugs and the law ended his career prematurely.
  
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• LaMarr Hoyt, Pitcher Whose Star Shown Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 66

  03-12-2021 23:24 via nytimes.com
  
  He won the 1983 Cy Young Award as the American League’s leading pitcher, but an injury and troubles with drugs and the law ended his career prematurely.
  
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• Es hora de que el béisbol honre a Minnie Miñoso

  18-11-2021 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  En la década de 1950, Minnie Miñoso fue una estrella negra latina pionera. El Salón de la Fama aún no reconoce su grandeza e impacto.
  
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• Minnie Miñoso Gets Another Shot at the Hall of Fame

  16-11-2021 00:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Minnie Miñoso was a pioneering Black Latino star in the 1950s whose greatness and impact have been overlooked by Hall of Famer voters. That may finally change.
  
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• Houston Astros Will Face Boston Red Sox in ALCS

  13-10-2021 00:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Suspicion follows them, but Houston’s buzz saw of an offense cut straight through the Chicago White Sox. Next up: Boston.
  
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• ‘Let Them Talk’: Astros Spend a Rainy Day Discussing Allegations

  11-10-2021 23:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Monday’s game was postponed because of poor weather, but comments by a Chicago reliever had Houston playing defense.
  
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• ALDS: White Sox Beat Astros in Game 3 to Stay Alive

  11-10-2021 08:46 via nytimes.com
  
  An emotional game staved off elimination for the White Sox, but not without some controversy in calls on the field and comments after the game.
  
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• NLDS: Houston Astros Take 2-0 Series Lead of Chicago White Sox

  09-10-2021 03:27 via nytimes.com
  
  Dazzling defense kept Game 2 close and a huge seventh inning powered Houston to victory. After cruising all season, the White Sox are on the brink of elimination.
  
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• El secreto del éxito de los Medias Blancas: sus jugadores latinos

  08-10-2021 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  El equipo de Chicago ha desarrollado una cultura deportiva liderada por un gran grupo de jugadores con raíces latinoamericanas. El apoyo, junto con el amor por el juego, ha impulsado el ascenso del equipo.
  
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• Powered by the Crowd, McCullers Mowed Down the White Sox

  08-10-2021 04:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. was able to keep his pitches in the zone, and that spelled trouble for Chicago’s hitters.
  
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• Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker Have a History. Now They Meet Again.

  08-10-2021 02:06 via nytimes.com
  
  From teammates, to manager and player, to division rivals, Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker’s careers have consistently intersected for decades. They face off again, this time in the postseason.
  
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• These Baseball Frenemies Have Met Over 200 Times. But Rarely Like This.

  08-10-2021 01:35 via nytimes.com
  
  From teammates, to manager and player, to division rivals, Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker’s careers have consistently intersected for decades. They face off again, this time in the postseason.
  
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• The Latino Culture of the Chicago White Sox

  06-10-2021 22:26 via nytimes.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox have fully embraced a clubhouse culture led by a large group of Latino players. The support, along with the love, has helped power the team’s ascent.
  
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• How Latino Culture Shaped the Chicago White Sox

  06-10-2021 22:26 via nytimes.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox have fully embraced a clubhouse culture led by a large group of Latino players. The support, along with the love, has helped power the team’s ascent.
  
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• Eddie Robinson, Baseball Lifer Who Outlived His Peers, Dies at 100

  06-10-2021 00:00 via nytimes.com
  
  He was a power-hitting All-Star in a career of more than 60 seasons as a player, executive, coach and scout. He had been the oldest living former major leaguer.
  
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• Jose Abreu is a Metronome of Power for the White Sox

  18-09-2021 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Jose Abreu is known for picking up checks, crowding the plate and driving in runs — a lot of runs. He is quiet in the news media, but his teammates have plenty to say about him.
  
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• Brewers’ Combined No-Hitter Breaks Record for the Most in a MLB Season

  12-09-2021 14:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader dealt Cleveland its third no-hit loss of 2021. With nine no-hitters overall, baseball has broken the record for a season, which was set in 1884.
  
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• Milwaukee's Combined No-Hitter Is MLB's Record Ninth This Season

  12-09-2021 03:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader dealt Cleveland its third no-hit loss of 2021. With nine no-hitters overall, baseball has broken the record for a season, which was set in 1884.
  
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• Sortable Stats Help Track Manager Tendencies

  09-09-2021 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A treasure trove of sortable statistics for managers gives fans the ability to track their team’s tendencies on things like stolen bases, intentional walks, ejections and, yes, bunts.
  
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• Oakland's Chris Bassitt Conscious After Being Hit by Line Drive

  18-08-2021 14:24 via nytimes.com
  
  Chris Bassitt of the Oakland Athletics never lost consciousness, according to the team, after being struck by a ball traveling 100 m.p.h.
  
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