Scott Merkin

CHICAGO – The White Sox are at an interesting point of their current rebuild with the approach of the 2025 Winter Meetings, beginning Monday in Orlando, Fla. General manager Chris Getz has built a cohesive front office, not to mention having the right man in place as manager in Will

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CHICAGO -- The White Sox celebrated a 20-year anniversary of their 2005 World Series title in the summer of ’25, temporarily changing course from the rebuild featuring three straight seasons with at least 100 losses and four straight years at .500 or below. But that July weekend at Rate Field,

CHICAGO -- An especially rewarding day took place for the Shomon family Nov. 20. It had nothing to do with swing decisions or turning around a 100 mph fastball – nothing in relation to Derek Shomon’s new position as White Sox Major League hitting coach.

CHICAGO – There were a handful of events running the week before the week of Thanksgiving providing a glimpse into the range of work coming from Chicago White Sox Charities. A Holiday Garage Sale took place on Nov. 15 at Rate Field, featuring pieces of club history available for fans

CHICAGO -- The White Sox remain the land of opportunity. Adding a player such as outfielder Everson Pereira, therefore -- which the team did as part of a four-player deal with the Rays Tuesday night \-\- becomes a smart way to populate their baseball land. Pereira, 24, has not hit

CHICAGO – The following story about White Sox right-hander Grant Taylor has been shared previously by Mike Shirley, the organization’s director of amateur scouting. But it’s worth a repeat in lieu of recent news. Shirley was scouting players at LSU during the fall prior to the ‘23 Draft, when he

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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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