Scott Merkin

CHICAGO -- The date was Oct. 26, 2005, playing out more than 20 years ago, but new White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon has vivid recollections of that World Series-clinching moment for his team in Houston. Shomon’s connection to the White Sox began in fandom before working his way through

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CHICAGO -- There probably aren’t too many Major League Baseball pitching coaches who include two stints as a hitting coach on their résumé. But that seemingly unique quality belongs to Zach Bove, who was named the new White Sox pitching coach on Tuesday. Bove joins manager Will Venable’s coaching staff

CHICAGO -- The 2024 season didn’t end the way Ryan Galanie wanted on an individual level, leaving a bitter taste with the White Sox Minor Leaguer. A quick way to get rid of that bitterness was to disengage from baseball. The first baseman/designated hitter purchased a Class C motor home

CHICAGO -- White Sox right-hander Davis Martin plans to host his fellow starting rotation mates at his family’s Eagle Ranch in Texas during the offseason. That guest list includes Sean Burke, Jonathan Cannon, Shane Smith and Drew Thorpe, along with potentially a few others. This storyline sounds more like a

CHICAGO -- These are not uncharted waters for the Padres. While the Cubs are trying to author a new chapter in the franchise’s postseason history, this San Diego squad has been tested in recent Octobers for the precise situation at hand. The Padres took down the Cardinals in a winner-take-all

CHICAGO -- There was no most valuable player chosen in the best-of-three National League Wild Card Series between the Padres and Cubs, won by Chicago via a 3-1 series-deciding victory Thursday evening at Wrigley Field.

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CHICAGO -- Jordan Leasure's locker at Rate Field looks a little different than his White Sox teammates. It’s not the equipment in place for the right-handed reliever that differentiates him from the rest of this crew, who dropped a 7-3 decision to the Padres Saturday night and fell to 58-97

CHICAGO -- The White Sox hope to bring back the entirety of their broadcast teams, as Brooks Boyer, the organization’s executive vice president, chief revenue/marketing officer, told MLB.com prior to Friday’s game with the Padres. That list of returnees includes John Schriffen, who would be entering his third season as

CHICAGO -- Neither Noah Schultz nor Hagen Smith were in attendance for the White Sox 4-1 loss to the Orioles on Monday night at Rate Field, marking the South Siders fourth straight defeat and fourth straight game where they scored two runs or fewer (four in total). Smith, the No.

CHICAGO – The exciting highs and painful lows associated with baseball, or really any sort of athletic competition, were on display through White Sox first baseman Miguel Vargas during the Yankees’ 10-4 victory Thursday night at Rate Field. With the Yankees holding a 4-0 lead in the second, two outs

CHICAGO -- The bond between Luis Robert Jr. and Miguel Vargas dates back to at least 2015, when they were part of the Cuban Junior National team taking part in the 18-and-under Baseball World Cup in Japan. Their lockers currently are located next to each other in the back left

CHICAGO – The White Sox traded right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser to the Rays Thursday for infielder Curtis Mead and Minor League right-handers Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples, a little more than one day after they sent outfielder Austin Slater to the Yankees for right-hander Gage Ziehl. But it was who

CHICAGO -- Thursday night's contest between the Guardians and the White Sox has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a split-ticket doubleheader on Friday, with the makeup game starting at 2:10 p.m. CT/3:10 ET and the regularly scheduled game at 7:10 p.m.

CHICAGO -- The White Sox started the new year by acquiring Tyler Gilbert from the Phillies in exchange for Minor League right-hander Aaron Combs. Infielder Braden Shewmake was designated for assignment to make room for Gilbert on the 40-man roster. Gilbert, 31, spent most of the 2024 season with Triple-A

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