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The AP short published in the New York Times on September 2, 1951 regarding the latest White Sox transaction was brief: The White Sox today recalled Bob Boyd, 25-year-old Negro first baseman, from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League. A left-handed batter and thrower, Boyd currently is the second leading hitter in the P.C.L. with a mark of .339 and leads in stolen bases with … [Read more...] about Get to know a guy: Bob Boyd

The Chicago White Sox have yet to announce the final 26-man roster they plan on bringing to Houston for Opening Day, but the leaks have begun. It’s been talked about much this past week, but Chicago Sun-Times White Sox beat reporter Daryl Van Schouwen tweeted that 10-year veteran Leury Garcia will not make the Opening Day roster. Garcia signed a three-year contract after the … [Read more...] about White Sox Roster Rumors: Oscar Colas makes team, Leury Garcia does not

Good morning! Today is the day for the final exam: over the last several weeks you’ve been tasked with filling in, by position, every Opening Day starter for the White Sox dating back to 1950. This week will test your cumulative Opening Day starter knowledge: position by position, year by year, 1950-2022. In all, there are 707 names for you to fill in: how any can you get? Good … [Read more...] about Sporcle Saturday: Opening Day lineups since 1950

We are five weeks into the college baseball season that swings into conference play, and high school baseball has started nationwide. More videos and data will come at a high clip, changing the minds of scouts and analysts building out their top 2023 MLB Draft prospect lists. That brings us to today, as we have our first Top 50 update since college baseball opening weekend. … [Read more...] about 2023 MLB Draft Report: Top 50 Prospects Update

Surprise! Dylan Cease is the Chicago White Sox 2023 Opening Day starter.  OK, it’s not shocking that new manager Pedro Grifol picked last year’s American League Cy Young runner-up to take the ball in Houston next Thursday. Cease will be snapping Lucas Giolito’s three consecutive year stretch of being the White Sox Opening Day starter and will do so with much pomp and … [Read more...] about Chicago White Sox Starting Rotation Set for 2023 Season

Record Date: 3/22/2023 Rundown: The post Podcast: Will Hanser Alberto Make the Chicago White Sox Opening Day Roster? appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Podcast: Will Hanser Alberto Make the Chicago White Sox Opening Day Roster?

Although he signed the largest free-agent contract in franchise history, Andrew Benintendi isn’t designed to draw attention, and that’s holding up so far in his first time springing with the White Sox. It’d help if he had a louder spring, but the performance he’s turned in thus far is representative of the shape of the production he can have — .233/.378/.33 with one extra-base … [Read more...] about Spare Parts: Andrew Benintendi is going about his business

I’ve seen some baseball writers and editors complain that the collective bargaining agreement still hasn’t been finalized and published for public consumption, and now I understand their pain, because I’m not positive what the White Sox’s options are with Hanser Alberto. MLB.com’s site says teams must pay a retention bonus of $100,000 to keep Article XX(B) free agents through … [Read more...] about Hanser Alberto has forced White Sox to consider him

If you plan on visiting Guaranteed Rate Field this season, come hungry. The Chicago White Sox held their annual Food Day preview to the media as they began drumming up interest for Opening Day and the 2023 season. Introducing tasty new food menus has been a strength for the White Sox, who often rank as one of the top ballparks in concession variety and quality. Is that enough … [Read more...] about Chicago White Sox Unveil New Concession Menu Items for 2023 Season