White Sox
The Twins won their 10th straight, sweeping the 6-25 Sox again.
“He’s going to be a leader down the road,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
The Sox are off to the worst 30-game mark in franchise history.
The White Sox’ Double-A Birmingham team and improved prospect rankings offer hope for the future.
Abreu, in the second season of a three-year, $58.5 million contract, is hitting .099 with only one extra-base hit and three RBI. In 77 plate appearances across 22 games this season, Abreu has only seven hits.
The 2021 All-Star was DFA’d by the Rangers.
Cristian Guzman, who has worked for the Mets and Mariners, meets players “where they are at for what they need.”
Garrett Crochet, who retired the last 11 Twins he faced, was pulled after five innings.
“This has been entirely a Nike issue,” a memo from the union to players read. “At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.”
In 2024 in sports, everybody who’s anybody is being called “generational” by somebody. The overuse of the term is rampant and comical.
“He’s all about business,” rookie reliever Jordan Leasure said.
“It meant a lot because our bullpen had gone through a lot the last two days,” Fedde said, as manager Pedro Grifol praised his outing as “big-time.”
Saturday was a series of firsts: the season’s first back-to-back Sox wins, Benintendi’s first career walk-off home run and the Sox’ first series victory of the season.
Since April 20, White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez is slashing .286/.355/.607 with a .962 OPS.
White Sox starter Chris Flexen delivered the best start of his season, throwing five scoreless innings, three walks and two strikeouts in Friday’s 9-4 win over the Rays.
When asked how he felt the players were developing, Chris Getz said, “I look forward to seeing better performances from our players.”
So the Sox have that going for them, which is, you know, something.
If these plans for new stadiums from the Bears, White Sox and Red Stars are going to have even a remote chance of passage, teams will have to drastically scale back their state asks and show some tangible benefits for state taxpayers.
The veteran outfielder will join the White Sox for their game against the Rays on Friday night.
Grifol’s Sox are reeling after their latest loss, as a winless road trip drops the team to 3-22.
The Twins hit five solo home runs to complete the four-game sweep.
Their struggling lineup is the biggest reason for the Sox’ atrocious start.
The Sox hit two homers, but Garrett Crochet allowed five runs in the 6-3 loss to the Twins.
It was the fifth loss in a row and 11th in the last 12 games for the Sox, who plummeted to 3-20.
Harrelson says he feels bad for chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, too.
The White Sox didn’t get a hit against Chris Paddock until the fourth inning as the Twins handed the Sox their eighth shutout of the season.
Mendick, a utility infielder, hit eight homers at Triple-A Charlotte. Lenyn Sosa was sent to the minors.
Infielder Mendick is in the lineup against the Twins on Monday after getting called up from Charlotte.
As the Phillies complete the series sweep, the Sox’ record drops to 3-18.
Lee, 25, who has outperformed Martin Maldonado in every aspect, could see his playing time increase as the season goes on.