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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Still wearing a good portion of his in-game gear after sealing the final out of a wild 10-9 victory on Friday, reliever Grant Taylor was torn between his still-pulsing adrenaline and rookie politeness. "We've got 100 losses," Taylor said, pausing to consider tactful words. "That could be really hard for us, and we could really get down in the dumps and we … [Read more...] about The 2025 White Sox churned through players, lost a lot, but fought as one

Before the White Sox opened their final series of the season in Washington, Will Venable foreshadowed some changes to his coaching staff, and in short order. "Our process getting to some of those decisions still has to happen and will happen directly after the season, and then we'll communicate as soon as we can afterwards," Venable said. "It's not going to be weeks into the … [Read more...] about Ethan Katz, Marcus Thames among coaches let go as White Sox begin staff shakeup

Despite 102 losses, the 2025 White Sox found out a way to leave people wanting more. The White Sox capped off another noncompetitive season with a professional showing, sealing a road series victory with an 8-0 victory. Six of the White Sox's 10 hits went for extra bases, including three homers, which looked like overkill as Shane Smith and three White Sox relievers combined … [Read more...] about White Sox 8, Nationals 0: A grand finale for an un-grand season

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the vast kaleidoscope of ways in which 102-loss teams lose games, a blown save overseen by two pre-arbitration relievers with an average age of 29 should cause the least existential angst. That doesn't make it any more fun to watch. The post Nationals 6, White Sox 5: Hopefully 2025’s last bullpen meltdown appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Nationals 6, White Sox 5: Hopefully 2025’s last bullpen meltdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The last two series, shellackings though they were, involved the White Sox facing playoffs teams, which lent a sort of pre-installed intensity to the preceedings. Not the case here in The District, where it's two rebuilding teams going nowhere that will very much require every player to bring their own reasons for approaching these games with intensity. … [Read more...] about Pregame notes: Last stop