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Our historian, Mark Liptak, shares his 2004 conversation with the star center fielder
With news of Chet Lemon’s passing on Thursday, our Mark Liptak was in touch quickly from the road, taking time out of his broadcasting work to share his interview with Chet from 2004. It follows here, in edited form.
Chet Lemon is another one of those very good White Sox players that few other fans knew about, primarily because for most of his career in Chicago he played...
On Thursday, the Cardinals (not the MLB’s ones) made a major announcement. With white smoke emerging from the Sistine Chapel, they announced Chicago native Robert Prevost (officially known as Pope Leo XIV) as the new pope.
Wins have been hard to come by for the Chicago White Sox, but the organization was able to celebrate with hordes of South Siders when new Pope Leo XIV was confirmed as a lifelong fan by his brother on Thursday.
Pope Leo XIV continues to pass the vibe check.
Mathias LaCombe pitched for Team France and would be the first native French player in the MLB if he makes it to the big leagues. | Sebastian Widmann/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images
A near no-no for Birmingham, nail-biter loss in Winston-Salem, and first ACL Win in Glendale
Charlotte Knights, Memphis Redbirds (Postponed)
Columbus Clingstones 2, Birmingham Barons 0
The Barons and Clingstones were locked in a classic pitchers' duel throughout most of the contest. Starting for the...
This man might have once seen Ribbie and Rhubarb. | Ivan Romano/Getty Images
Why do we believe in things?
Augustine of Hippo was not, as far as we know, a baseball fan. He was born in the 4th Century, in present-day Algeria, a bit too early to enjoy our favorite sport. What he was a fan of, though, was life. His early years were marked by wealth, a life spent in the pursuit of worldly goods and pleasures. His most famous quote is marked by the contradictions of faith, the pull of...
He can’t hit a lick, but Jacob Amaya’s eephus pitch is a rally-killer. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images
Enough, already, of those close games that get everybody on edge
As a general rule, when you lose a baseball game by 10 runs, there wasn’t really a defining moment. But in this case, there kind of was.
Coming into today, the White Sox had lost the first three games of the series in Kansas City by a total of 9-4, never so far out of the games that the situation was hopeless. Well,...
Sole Star: Potent with the glove and bat, Lemon was a two-time All-Star on the South Side. | Bettmann Archive
An, er, active day on defense sent an all-time great out to center field
[On the occasion of Chet Lemon’s passing today, we are reprinting his entertaining story of transforming into a record-breaking center fielder. This piece originally ran at South Side Sox in 2018.]
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Chet Lemon was the closest thing the Chicago White Sox had to a superstar post-Hit Men, pre-Winning...
An all-time White Sox great succumbs after relentless health challenges
A tough day that most of knew was on the horizon finally came, as baseball great and former Chicago White Sox star center fielder Chet Lemon passed away today at his home in Apopka, Fla.
“He was sleeping on his reclining sofa,” Gigi, his wife, told the Detroit Free Press. “He just wasn’t responsive.”
Lemon suffered a seeming endless stretch of health woes, dating back to the end of his playing career....
Former White Sox and Tigers great Chet Lemon has passed away at the age of 70, per an obituary from Jeff Seidel of the Detroit Free Press. A specific cause of death wasn’t listed but Lemon’s ongoing health problems have been previously documented.
Can it be white smoke for the White Sox? | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Trying to stave off a four-game sweep
The White Sox are trotting out essentially the same lineup that has scored a total of four runs in the first three games in Kansas City, but the new Pope is from Chicago, so anything can happen.
It’s Davis Martin’s turn on the hill, trying to do as well as his predecessor starting pitchers did this week. Martin sports a 3.52 ERA, though he was touched for three runs in five...
The Chicago White Sox received a positive update on starting catcher Korey Lee. According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, the 26-year-old catcher is expected to begin a rehabilitation assignment this week.
Starting pitching has helped continue the Kansas City Royals' recent dominance over the Chicago White Sox. With Kris Bubic looking to continue his strong start to 2025, the Royals can complete a four-game series sweep with their 11th consecutive home win over the White Sox on Thursday.
The hero: Braden Montgomery’s three-run homer resulted in a thrilling Dash victory. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Led by two walk-off homers, the affiliates went 2-2
Charlotte Knights 12, Memphis Redbirds 11 (10 innings) (Statcast box)
The Knights (17-18) blew a lead in the latter portion of the game, but they pulled through with three runs in the bottom of the 10th. As a result, for the second straight day, the Knights won a game in extra innings on a walk-off.
Charlotte’s starting...
Miguel Vargas has looked like a different player since tweaking his swing a few weeks ago. | Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images
Chicago’s late push just isn’t enough
Despite a strong pitching performance from Jonathan Cannon, the White Sox's offense sputtered for most of the night before a late rally agonizingly fell short.
Cannon found himself in immediate trouble in the first inning. Two singles put runners on the corners with only one out, threatening an early Royals lead. But the...
Another day, another wasted pitching performance. The White Sox dropped their third straight on Tuesday night in a 2–1 loss to the Royals, and the series' theme remains the same: solid starting pitching, invisible offense.
The Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday afternoon that outfielder Andrew Benintendi has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 5, with a left calf strain.
The Chicago White Sox are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Kansas City Royals, who won last night’s game 4-3. The White Sox had the lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, but a misplay by rookie infielder Chase Meidroth, who had a pop-up hit off his head, cost the White Sox the lead and the game.
Jonathan Cannon looked good in the new City Connect uni last Friday, surrendering only two runs over six frames. I’d take a repeat of that one this evening. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images
Jonathan Cannon has fired off two consecutive quality starts. Can the offense provide the ammo tonight to back him up for a third?
Another roster update to jump start our game coverage — it seems this thing changes almost daily at this point.
Prior to tonight’s game at Kansas City, the Chicago...
The Sox don’t have any hopes of competing this year, currently sporting a 10-26 record, worst in the American League.