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‘Fire Tony!’ chants as Chicago White Sox blow lead in loss to Texas Rangers

CHICAGO — Loud chants of “Fire Tony!” broke out at Guaranteed Rate Field as manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox blew a five-run lead and lost to the Texas Rangers 11-9 in 10 innings on Saturday. La Russa has been under increased scrutiny this week since ordering an unconventional intentional walk in […]

Chicago White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada starts season on IL with strained oblique

The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban player […]

Chicago White Sox place outfielder Adam Engel on IL with shoulder inflammation

The White Sox also promoted right-handers Ryan Burr and Mike Wright from Triple-A Charlotte. Reliever Matt Foster was sent down, and right-hander Zack Burdi was designated for assignment. The AL Central leaders begin a four-game series against Oakland on Monday night. “It’s all about being able to have fresh arms and not getting into a […]

Chicago White Sox look to future after taste of playoffs

They are hoping for a longer stay as soon as next year. Chicago’s breakout season was stopped by a three-game loss at Oakland in the American League wild-card round. But it looks as if the White Sox have a bright future after stopping a string of seven consecutive losing records with their first playoff appearance […]

Oakland A’s oust Chicago White Sox, advance for 1st time since 2006

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sure, most of these young Oakland Athletics might barely remember some of the gut-wrenching October losses over the past two decades. Two recent defeats were plenty fresh enough to motivate manager Bob Melvin’s slugging, happy-go-lucky A’s. Oakland finally ended 14 years of postseason futility, riding Chad Pinder’s go-ahead, two-run single in the […]

Passan: Inside a final week like MLB has never seen before

Just like that, the fastest, weirdest, pandemickiest baseball season ever has come and gone. Mathematics holds that a 60-game schedule is shorter than the standard 162, but the 2020 season has whistled by so quickly that in a way it feels more like it should be June than October. And yet here we are, on […]

Cleveland Indians clinch playoff berth after Jose Ramirez hits walk-off home run

CLEVELAND — With one sweet swing, Jose Ramirez pushed the Cleveland Indians into the playoffs and strengthened his case for the American League MVP award. Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a postseason berth Tuesday night. Ramirez’s […]

Jeff Passan’s MLB trade deadline preview: Will any stars actually move? Which teams are sellers?

Almost a year ago, when Major League Baseball’s postseason expansion plans first leaked, a league official was trying to sell the idea. It would be good for competitiveness, he said, and would generate revenue for both the league and the players. More playoff teams would bring baseball in line with other sports, he said, and […]