The White Sox Just Swept a Real Playoff Team
The White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. On Wednesday, they swept the Astros for Chicago's first playoff series win since 2005, and it wasn't a fluke.
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MLB Built the Playoffs for This Night by Accident
Four separate MLB Wild Card Series all hit win-or-go-home status on the exact same night this week, and nobody in the league office planned it that way.
The Guardians' Reverse Magic Number Problem
Cleveland is 20-9 since August 20, the best stretch in baseball, and it might not be enough to win the AL Central. Here's the tiebreaker math nobody explains.
The White Sox Turnaround Is Wilder Than the Cubs'
The Cubs clinching a playoff spot is the least surprising part of Thursday. A White Sox team three years removed from historic futility got there first.
The White Sox Skipped a Decade of Being Just Okay
The White Sox lost 101, then 121, then 102 games in three years. Now the magic number is 17, and the part where they were supposed to be mediocre never came.
The AL Wild Card 'Chaos' Everyone Has Wrong
Everyone says the AL wild card is a chaotic seven-team pileup while the NL is basically settled. The actual games-back numbers tell a different story entirely.
Tristan Peters Just Tied a White Sox Franchise Record
Tristan Peters matched a White Sox franchise record with five straight games with a home run. He isn't even the only rookie who's done it this year.
Jake Rogers Broke a 122-Year Record, Won It for White Sox
Jake Rogers played for four MLB teams in 21 days, breaking a 122-year-old record, then hit his first career walk-off homer for the White Sox against the Mets.
PCA's Leadoff and Walk-Off Homer Stuns White Sox
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff homer AND a walk-off homer in the same game, the 6th player in MLB history to do it, locking up back-to-back 30-30 seasons.
Two Years After 121 Losses, White Sox Lead the Central
The White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. Now they're leading the AL Central, and the real question isn't whether it's real, it's whether Chicago trusts it.
The White Sox Are Buying. Nobody's Talking About It.
The White Sox opened the year as one of the longest shots in baseball. They just traded for Luis Castillo instead of selling. Nobody is talking about this.
I'm Betting With the Public on Yankees-White Sox Tonight
The Yankees are -137 favorites and drawing 91% of the money tonight. Against a Noah Schultz who's cratering with a trade deadline looming, that's not a trap.
Savannah Bananas Just Sold Out Wrigley Three Times
The Savannah Bananas sold out Wrigley Field three nights running with Cubs legends in on the bit. At 120,000 fans, 'it's just a gimmick' stopped holding up.
Ten Days Out, MLB's Trade Deadline Is About Nerve, Not Talent
Reds shopping Hunter Greene, Red Sox buying AND selling, White Sox playing buyer for the first time in years: the 2026 deadline is being decided by nerve.
The White Sox Rebuild Just Got Real
The White Sox just took the best college shortstop since Tulowitzki at No. 1 overall. Murakami is in the Derby Monday. The rebuild finally has evidence.
The White Sox Are In First Place. I've Checked Twice.
The Chicago White Sox went 41-121 in 2024. Now they lead the AL Central on a six-game winning streak. The institution has not changed. The record has.
The White Sox Are Real. Their Road ERA Isn't.
The Chicago White Sox are one of baseball's best stories in 2026 — but their 5.39 road ERA is a ticking time bomb. Ian Prescott breaks down what's real and what's not.
The White Sox Are Good Now. Say It.
The White Sox went 41-121 in 2024. They just beat the defending champions in a series for the first time in 12 years. You're still treating them like a punchline.
Baseball Found the White Sox's Good Thing and Snapped It
Munetaka Murakami hit 20 home runs in 55 games — 3rd-fastest pace all-time — then tore his hamstring. Of course the White Sox rebuild did this to us.