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NOV. 7TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: TOP SOX ROOKIE STRIKEOUT SEASONS (PITCHER)

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Shane Smith set a Sox rookie record for righties with 145 strikeouts in 2025. Most strikeouts in a season by a White Sox pitcher: SO—PITCHER, YEAR 189—Gary Peters, 1963 145—Shane Smith, 2025 139—Carlos Rodon, 2015 138—Melido Perez, 1989; Lefty Williams, 2016 135—Jim “Death Valley” Scott, 1909 134—Jack Harshman, 1954 133—Sean Burke, 2025; Britt Burns, … [Read more...] about NOV. 7TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: TOP SOX ROOKIE STRIKEOUT SEASONS (PITCHER)

NOV. 5TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: MOST HITS IN A SEASON BY A SOX SWITCH-HITTING CATCHER

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Edgar Quero set a Sox record for switch-hitting catchers with 72 hits in 2025. Most hits in a season by a White Sox switch-hitting catcher: HITS—-PLAYER, SEASON 72—Edgar Quero, 2025 67—Yasmani Grandal, 2023 62—Chad Kreuter, 1998 56—Yasmani Grandal, 2021 55—Dioner Navarro, 2016 49—Yasmani Grandal, 2022 47—George Dickey, 1947 38—Joe Sudgen, … [Read more...] about NOV. 5TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: MOST HITS IN A SEASON BY A SOX SWITCH-HITTING CATCHER

2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: NICK MATON (I SAID EVERYBODY!)

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My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at NICK MATON: *Maton joins Danny Mendick, Oscar Gamble and Billy Hamilton as White Sox players to wear No. 0. Jacob Amaya wore 0 in 2025 after the Sox cut Maton. *Maton’s game-starting home run on March 30, 2025 was the second by a White Sox designated hitter and the first since Tim Raines … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: NICK MATON (I SAID EVERYBODY!)