This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin’s White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- The White Sox posted a 5-1 record to finish the 2024 season. But in the context of a single-season Modern Era

The Arizona Fall League is often called a showcase circuit or prospect graduating school – a place where the Minors’ top talents gather for six weeks in the Valley of the Sun to compete before putting their stamps on the Majors. But the six AFL rosters aren’t loaded with Top

There is a ton that goes into constructing an Arizona Fall League roster. Each AFL club receives prospects from five separate organizations, all with different needs and priorities. Some want their best prospects to spend time in the desert. Others primarily want formerly injured players to make up for lost

DETROIT -- It was just a few days before the start of Spring Training 2024 when Baseball Prospectus released its annual PECOTA standings projections, and the White Sox were given a 0.0 percent chance to reach the postseason, much like Blutarksy’s famous grade point average in the movie Animal House.

CHICAGO -- Manager Sergio Santos has led the overall excellence for the White Sox Double-A Birmingham squad with the help of a great coaching staff, a receptive group of talented players and the words of Marcus Aurelius. Make that Aurelius -- and other individuals from the ancient Stoicism movement. “The

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin’s White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jim Thome has high regard for George Wolkow. Having a Hall of Famer who is considered one of the classiest

It’s hard to imagine Noah Schultz looking up to anyone. Standing at 6-foot-9, he’s shorter than only one Major Leaguer this season, and that’s 6-foot-11 Sean Hjelle, the tallest pitcher on record in AL/NL history. But if you ask the White Sox southpaw who he admired most as a lanky

This page will be updated throughout the offseason when moves take place. It should also be noted players on the 60-day injured list will have to be added back onto the 40-man roster after the World Series.

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CHICAGO – Work was wrapping up for Alyssa Bergamini, the White Sox in-stadium host at Guaranteed Rate Field, when her bosses, Dan Mielke and Jeff Szynal, asked her to stay after to discuss future scheduling. The request had the feel of being called into the principal’s office, a smiling Bergamini

This story was originally published on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

The month of October brings baseball fans the excitement of postseason play in the Majors and the dawn of a new Arizona Fall League campaign. The Surprise Saguaros and Mesa Solar Sox kicked off the 32nd season of AFL competition on Monday, pulling the curtain up on six weeks of

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The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

To White Sox Fans, By all measures, our on-field performance this season was a failure. As the leader of this organization, that is my ultimate responsibility. There are no excuses. I want to thank you for continuing to support the team throughout what was an embarrassing season. You all deserved

DETROIT -- Criticism is a natural part of the gig for John Schriffen as the first-year television play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox. Add in an historically brutal 2024 for the White Sox, who reached 40 wins against their much-publicized 121 losses with a 4-0 victory over the Tigers

As always, the Arizona Fall League is loaded with talent. The developmental circuit, which starts its six-week season on Monday, has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

The sixth annual All-MLB Team nominees were announced on Sunday, meaning it’s time for fans to help select the winners.

• VOTE NOW: 2024 All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards All-MLB honors, first established in 2019, recognize the best player or players at each position across the Majors this past

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DETROIT -- Garrett Crochet did his best to stave off the inevitable. And in the face of a single-season record-breaking 121 losses, the White Sox played their most complete series of ‘24 by sweeping three from the Angels to conclude the home portion of their ledger from Tuesday to Thursday

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CHICAGO -- The White Sox had not scored seven runs in an inning this season prior to their 7-0 shellacking of the Angels on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field, completing their second three-game sweep of 2024, with both coming at home. Chris Flexen had a franchise-record 23 straight winless

CHICAGO -- Steve Stone will be back in the White Sox television booth for the 2025 season and many years to come. Stone and John Schriffen, his play-by-play broadcast partner, announced Stone’s multiyear contract extension at the start of the second inning during a 7-0 White Sox victory over the

CHICAGO -- Davis Martin’s comments following a 4-3, walk-off victory in 10 innings for his White Sox over the Angels Wednesday won’t end up on T-shirts or make the Quick Pitch highlight reel for MLB Network. But the right-handed starter succinctly summed up the brutal 2024 White Sox season along