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  • • White Sox Place Garrett Crochet On IL, Activate Luis Robert
    The White Sox announced that lefty Garrett Crochet has been placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to April 26) with an upper back strain. The South Siders also reinstated center fielder Luis Robert from the injured list and called up infielder Danny Mendick to serve as the 27th man for today’s twin bill against the…...2021
  • • This Date In Transactions History: Tim Anderson Extension
    Today marks the four-year anniversary of the White Sox locking up their franchise shortstop. On March 21, 2017, the South Siders agreed to a six-year extension that guaranteed Tim Anderson $25MM. Via a pair of club options, the deal pushed Chicago’s club control over Anderson to the end of the 2024 season. It was easy to see…...2021
  • • White Sox, Evan Marshall Avoid Arbitration
    The White Sox and right-hander Evan Marshall have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $2MM, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Marshall, a client of ISE Baseball, was outstanding for the South Siders in 2020. The 30-year-old righty tossed 22 2/3 innings with a 2.38 ERA and even better 2.04 FIP — thanks…...2020
  • • Transaction Retrospection: White Sox’s Yasmani Grandal Signing
    On this date a year ago, the White Sox signed All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal to a four-year, $73MM free agent contract. That proved to be the biggest splash of an eventful 2019-20 offseason for the South Siders, who also extended face of the franchise (and future MVP) José Abreu and brought in Dallas Keuchel and Edwin Encarnación. Chicago’s active offseason…...2020
  • • James McCann On Free Agency
    James McCann is headed to the free agent market under much different circumstances than last time around. Non-tendered by the Tigers after a rough 2018 showing, McCann latched on with the White Sox and went on to give the South Siders a pair of very strong seasons — including an All-Star campaign in 2019. While…...2020
  • • White Sox and Padres are on target to be two of the most improved teams in MLB history
    When you look at winning percentage improvement from year to year, San Diego and the South Siders are in rare company...2020
  • • White Sox crush six home runs against Cubs en route to sixth straight win
    The South Siders struck first in the Crosstown Classic...2020
  • • Carlos Rodon Departs With Shoulder Soreness
    8:33pm: Rodon experienced shoulder soreness, the team announced. 8:16pm: White Sox starter Carlos Rodon left his start today after just two innings. The lefty’s fastball velocity dropped precipitously in his second frame, as MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy observes on Twitter. It’s too soon to tell what caused the velo drop, but the South Siders obviously were concerned enough…...2020
  • • White Sox Place Reynaldo Lopez On IL; Select Ryan Goins & Designate Cheslor Cuthbert
    The White Sox announced that they have placed righty Reynaldo Lopez on the injured list with a shoulder strain. His timeline is not yet known. Fellow righty Ian Hamilton will take the active roster opening. The South Siders have also made a switch in the infield. They’ve selected the contract of Ryan Goins and designated Cheslor…...2020
  • • Gorkys Hernandez, Christian Friedrich Among White Sox Releases
    Former big leaguers Gorkys Hernandez and Christian Friedrich were among the White Sox’ wave of minor league releases, per Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America. Both had signed minor league deals with the South Siders over the winter. Hernandez, 32, has logged time in the big leagues in each of the past five season — mostly…...2020

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  • • White Sox option Michael Kopech to Triple-A Charlotte
    The White Sox have optioned right-hander Michael Kopech to Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced. Whenever the season gets underway, he’ll open on the minor-league side of things. That has long seemed like a formality. Kopech, 23, one of baseball’s premier pitching prospects, underwent Tommy John surgery late in 2018, shortly after making his big-league debut. He returned to game activity during ...2020
  • • Avisail Garcia to undergo knee surgery
    White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia is set to undergo right knee surgery, he told reporters including MLB.com’s Scott Merkin (Twitter link). The precise nature of the procedure isn’t clear, but it seems there’s little reason to think it’ll pose any problems going forward.Indeed, Garcia will wait until just after the conclusion of the regular season to have the work done. That’s as good an indicati...2018
  • • Pitching Leads the Way For the Chicago White Sox
    The 2016 Chicago White Sox have taken Major League Baseball by surprise this year. At 7-2 they’re tied for first place in the American League Central with the Kansas City Royals, they’re off to their best start since 2012, they’ve shown significant improvement offensively, and they’ve managed to stay healthy. Around this time last year the Sox were 3-6 (which put them roughly at the bottom of the ...2016
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  • • Thompson gets silent treatment after 1st HR
    Trayce Thompson launched his first career homer with two outs in the fifth inning during the White Sox contest against the Angels on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The 402-foot shot to left-center came off a 2-1 sinker from Hector Santiago and gave the South Siders a 3-0 lead....2015
  • • AL Central Notes: White Sox, Hagadone, Twins
    The White Sox haven’t made any determinations on which direction they’ll take as the trade deadline nears, GM Rick Hahn told reporters, including the Chicago Tribune’s Colleen Kane. As Kane notes, the South Siders closed out the first half on … ...2015
  • • Chicago White Sox: Here comes Melky Cabrera
    When Chicago White Sox GM acquired pitcher Jeff Samardzija at the Winter Meetings Dec. 9, he said the team was not done yet. Based on Dec. 14’s news, he was correct. Melky Cabrera joins the Chicago White Sox in what has already been a big offseason for them. The South Siders inked outfielder Melky Cabrera to a 3-year, $42 million deal. He drew negative attention after failing a drug test in 2012...2014
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  • • White Sox, Evan Marshall Avoid Arbitration
    The White Sox and right-hander Evan Marshall have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $2MM, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Marshall, a client of ISE Baseball, was outstanding for the South Siders in 2020. The 30-year-old righty tossed 22 2/3 innings with a 2.38 ERA and even better 2.04 FIP — thanks…...2020
  • • Transaction Retrospection: White Sox’s Yasmani Grandal Signing
    On this date a year ago, the White Sox signed All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal to a four-year, $73MM free agent contract. That proved to be the biggest splash of an eventful 2019-20 offseason for the South Siders, who also extended face of the franchise (and future MVP) José Abreu and brought in Dallas Keuchel and Edwin Encarnación. Chicago’s active offseason…...2020
  • • James McCann On Free Agency
    James McCann is headed to the free agent market under much different circumstances than last time around. Non-tendered by the Tigers after a rough 2018 showing, McCann latched on with the White Sox and went on to give the South Siders a pair of very strong seasons — including an All-Star campaign in 2019. While…...2020
  • • White Sox Place Reynaldo Lopez On IL; Select Ryan Goins & Designate Cheslor Cuthbert
    The White Sox announced that they have placed righty Reynaldo Lopez on the injured list with a shoulder strain. His timeline is not yet known. Fellow righty Ian Hamilton will take the active roster opening. The South Siders have also made a switch in the infield. They’ve selected the contract of Ryan Goins and designated Cheslor…...2020
  • • White Sox officially announce Edwin Encarnacion signing
    The White Sox have formally announced their previously reported one-year contract with slugger Edwin Encarnacion, designating left-hander Kodi Medeiros for assignment in order to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Encarnacion will be guaranteed $12M for the upcoming season, the team announced, and there’s a $12M option for the 2021 season as well. That option comes with a $2M buyout, meaning Encarn...2020
  • • White Sox, Edwin Encarnacion agree to one-year, $12M deal
    The White Sox are closing in on a contract with veteran slugger Edwin Encarnacion, according to multiple reports. Dominican reporter Yancen Pujols says that the sides are nearing a $12M deal ($11M salary plus a buyout on a 2021 option). The New York Post's Joel Sherman adds that the deal is for one year. Encarnacion has been one of the game’s premier hitters since his breakout 2012 season. Though ...2019
  • • White Sox Interested In Edwin Encarnacion
    The White Sox are showing interest in free agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion, reports Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. The South Siders have already made a couple of high-profile acquisitions this winter, dishing out multi-year contracts to catcher Yasmani Grandal and lefty Dallas Keuchel. They’ve also added Gio Gonzalez and Nomar Mazara in a pair…...2019
  • • White Sox interested in Edwin Encarnacion
    The White Sox are showing interest in free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion, reports Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. The South Siders have already made a couple of high-profile acquisitions this winter, dishing out multi-year contracts to catcher Yasmani Grandal and lefty Dallas Keuchel. They’ve also added Gio Gonzalez and Nomar Mazara in a pair of lower-profile moves. The White Sox have been one of...2019
  • • White Sox To Acquire Nomar Mazara
    The Rangers and White Sox have agreed on a trade that will send outfielder Nomar Mazara to Chicago, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. Outfielder Steele Walker is going to Texas in return, per MLB.com’s TR Sullivan (via Twitter). This move represents a bet on Mazara’s long-lauded talent for the South Siders, who’ll…...2019
  • • White Sox out of the Bryce Harper sweepstakes
    If you’ve been away from the internet for the last 24 hours, you’ll want to catch up on the major free agent news that broke yesterday. If not, you can safely skip ahead to focusing on what’s next: the final stretch of bidding for Bryce Harper. Here’s the latest: The White Sox are “out of the Bryce Harper sweepstakes,” according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today (Twitter links). It had been fair to ...2019

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  • • White Sox Designate Dylan Covey, Announce Steve Cishek Signing
    The White Sox have designated right-hander Dylan Covey for assignment, per a club announcement. His roster spot goes to Steve Cishek, whose signing is now official. Covey has certainly had his chances to forestall this result. Over the past three seasons, he has been given 250 1/3 innings of MLB action with the South Siders.…...2020
  • • Sox eager to see Jimenez, Robert this spring
    One year ago, Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert weren't even part of the White Sox organization. In less than two weeks, when White Sox position players report to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., these two outfielders will become focal points during their first Spring Training with the South Siders. Jimenez is fourth on MLB Pipeline's list of Top 100 Prospects, while Robert earned the No. 28 spot....2018
  • • White Sox prospect Robert hits first homer
    Luis Robert's first at-bat as a member of the White Sox organization resulted in a one-out grounder to the pitcher, stranding a runner at third base for the South Siders' Dominican Summer League squad on Monday. His second at-bat in the third inning featured a little more impact, as he hit a long home run to left field....2017
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  • • Pitching Leads the Way For the Chicago White Sox
    The 2016 Chicago White Sox have taken Major League Baseball by surprise this year. At 7-2 they’re tied for first place in the American League Central with the Kansas City Royals, they’re off to their best start since 2012, they’ve shown significant improvement offensively, and they’ve managed to stay healthy. Around this time last year the Sox were 3-6 (which put them roughly at the bottom of the ...2016
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  • • Chicago White Sox: Here comes Melky Cabrera
    When Chicago White Sox GM acquired pitcher Jeff Samardzija at the Winter Meetings Dec. 9, he said the team was not done yet. Based on Dec. 14’s news, he was correct. Melky Cabrera joins the Chicago White Sox in what has already been a big offseason for them. The South Siders inked outfielder Melky Cabrera to a 3-year, $42 million deal. He drew negative attention after failing a drug test in 2012...2014
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  • • Reports: Sale, Williams had heated argument over LaRoche
    The Chicago White Sox are not leading the league in clubhouse chemistry at the moment. The South Siders are the talk of Major League Baseball after first baseman Adam LaRoche retired Wednesday, apparently because the White Sox told asked him to not bring his 14-year-old son to the ballpark so often. Instead of accepting the seemingly reasonable request, LaRoche instead walked away from the game, l...2016

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  • • Cubs KO South Siders; Moncada shows muscle
    Anthony Rizzo (3-for-4) drove in four runs and Addison Russell added a solo homer, while Jake Arrieta gave up two hits, including Yoan Moncada's first MLB home run, to lift the Cubs to an 8-3 Interleague victory Wednesday night over their crosstown rivals....2017
  • • Santiago K's 10 as Angels blank White Sox
    The Angels knocked out White Sox starter Carlos Rodon after one-third of an inning, and Hector Santiago held the South Siders' struggling offense under control the rest of the way in a 7-0 victory Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field....2016
  • • Danks' 7 shutout frames lift White Sox past O's
    John Danks ended a personal four-game losing streak and extended the White Sox winning streak to three straight in pitching the South Siders to a 1-0 victory over the Orioles before 27,384 Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field....2015
  • • Blue Jays allow 7 HRs, still top White Sox
    Edwin Encarnacion drove in four runs and Devon Travis added two hits and two RBIs, as the Blue Jays survived a franchise-record-tying seven White Sox home runs -- all solo shots -- to claim a 10-8 victory Saturday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field and even this three-game set. It was the third time in history a team hit seven home runs in a loss. The South Siders joined the Tigers of 1995 and 2004 ...2016
  • • Rollins, Frazier power White Sox past A's
    The first White Sox homers by Todd Frazier and Jimmy Rollins lifted the South Siders to a 5-4 victory over the A's on Tuesday night at the Coliseum....2016
  • • White Sox, Rodon keep Twins in search of first win
    Carlos Rodon threw six scoreless innings and Jerry Sands launched his first homer as a member of the White Sox to give the South Siders a 3-0 victory at Target Field. It was the White Sox second win in this three-game set, their fifth road win in six games and their third straight victory....2016
  • • Tigers' two-game winning streak halted
    The White Sox five-game losing streak came to an end Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field by virtue of a 5-2 victory over the Tigers. The South Siders improved to 7-3 at home, to go with their 2-11 road record....2015
  • • A's score 10 in fourth, hammer White Sox
    Jeff Samardzija's dismal second half somehow dropped another notch during a 17-6 Oakland victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The victory was Oakland's first in five games against the South Siders this season....2015
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  • • Quintana sends White Sox to sweep
    The five runs scored by the White Sox offense during Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field must have seemed like a season's worth of support for Jose Quintana, the South Siders' winning pitcher....2017
  • • Frazier hits deep blast to support sharp Sale
    The White Sox lumber company continued producing, Chris Sale pitched like the ace that he is and the South Siders secured their first winning Cactus League record since 2004 with a 6-2 victory over the Rangers Tuesday at Camelback Ranch....2016
  • • Latos moves to 4-0 as White Sox sweep Rangers
    Mat Latos won his fourth straight start as a member of the White Sox, as the South Siders completed a three-game sweep of the Rangers with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. This White Sox sweep marked their first one at home of the Rangers since July 3-5, 2012....2016
  • • 7-day Sale: Lefty stifles Twins to go 7-0
    Chris Sale became the fifth White Sox pitcher since 1913 to win his first seven-plus starts of a season during the South Siders' 7-2 victory over the Twins Saturday night....2016
  • • White Sox bats, tempers ignite in win over Twins
    A two-game losing streak for the White Sox came to a decisive end Friday night as the South Siders cruised past Minnesota with a 10-4 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox became the first team in the American League to reach 20 victories, joining the Cubs (22) in the National League....2016

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  • • Garcia's bunt, Rays' error lift White Sox
    For four straight innings, from the third to the sixth, White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon allowed the Rays' leadoff hitter to reach base Saturday night at Tropicana Field. And for four straight innings, the Rays didn't score. It was one of those bend but don't break nights for the White Sox southpaw in a game eventually won by the White Sox. The South Siders matched their season-best winning...2018
  • • White Sox sign two pitchers, infielder to minor league deals
    The White Sox announced a slew of non-roster invitations to MLB spring training today, including minor league deals with right-hander Chris Volstad, left-hander T.J. House and corner infielder Matt Skole. The Sox also confirmed their previously reported minor league agreements with free agents Rob Scahill, Michael Ynoa and Patrick Leonard.Volstad, 31, will return to the South Siders after making a...2018
  • • Prime scenario: Garcia raking, Moncada waiting
    When will Yoan Moncada take his place in the White Sox lineup? That's the question of the day -- as well as the week, the month and the year -- for the South Siders. You understand why after taking one look at Moncada's slash line with Triple-A Charlotte: .342/.414/.538....2017
  • • The Comiskey Commodores present Chicago White Sox – Week 1
    Two weeks into the Chicago White Sox 2017 season, the South Siders stand in third place in the American League Central with a 6-5 record. Consisting of Daily Illini editor Michael Gasick, Illinois State historian Darren Black, and DePauw penmanship major Tommy Peterson, The Comiskey Commodores are here to provide their takes on the trails, tribulations, and triumphs of the Chicago White Sox. 1. Wh...2017
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  • • The Chicago White Sox are about to be tested
    Compare the Chicago White Sox’s start to the 2016 season to a smart high schooler taking a basic algebra class. The class starts off easy, typically review of what the student already knows, but gets much more difficult as the class continues. Eventually the success begins to calm and the exam grades decrease. That’s the Chicago White Sox. The baseball world expected the South Siders to improve fr...2016
  • • Do the Chicago White Sox have the tools to win the AL Central?
    As games came to a close on Sunday, the White Sox found themselves in the midst of a sweep of strong Texas Rangers team and the lead of the AL Central.  The White Sox are 13-6 through their first 19 games and feature one of the lowest ERAs in the league with their pitching staff. White Sox fans are generally not accustomed to starts to the season like this year’s team is doing, so can the south-si...2016
  • • White Sox eye fast start to combat tough schedule
    The schedule-makers did the White Sox no favors at the outset of the 2016 season. One off-day in April, 19 games in 19 days starting after that off-day on April 12 in Minnesota and 10 road games out of the first 13 played, not to mention 16 contests away from home in April. Getting off to that rare good start could be a challenge for the South Siders, even with the positive vibe they take away fro...2016

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  • • Chris Sale Rumors: Deadline Day
    There’s been rampant speculation on White Sox ace Chris Sale since mid-July reports that the South Siders would listen to offers on their ace. The asking price has been said to be staggering — as many as five highly regarded prospects/young MLB-ready players — but teams are of course intrigued by the possibility of adding…...2016
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