Ishbia said the pontiff was receptive to his invitation. But Opening Day with Pope Leo on the mound? You'd better get in line now.

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White Sox fans shouldn’t plan on much outside reinforcement coming to help the team next season. “We’re not actively looking to move anyone, but naturally there is some interest in our players,” general manager Chris Getz said Wednesday.

The 2025 Arizona Fall League was a showcase for the Chicago White Sox, thanks to a trio of prospects who arrived in the desert with very different expectations. Hagen Smith, the lefty with a first-round pedigree,

The White Sox remain the land of opportunity. Adding a player such as outfielder Everson Pereira, therefore -- which the team did as part of a four-player deal with the Rays Tuesday night \-\- becomes a smart way to populate their baseball land.

The team's possible future chairman told the Sun-Times he asked their most famous fan "to bless the stadium" that Ishbia hopes to help bring to the South Side.

The White Sox reportedly sent a scout to the Tokyo Dome to watch Kazuma Okamoto, who's set to make the jump from NPB to MLB for the 2026 season.

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