Chicago White SoxMajor League Baseball franchiseEstablished in 1894Based in Chicago since 1900Major league affiliationsAmerican League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present)West Division (1969–1993)Current uniformRetired numbers2349111314161935567242ColorsBlack, silver, white NameChicago White Sox (1904–present)Chicago White Stockings (1900–1903)St. Paul Saints (1895–1899)Sioux City Cornhuskers (1894)NicknamesThe SoxThe Chi SoxThe South SidersThe Pale HoseThe Good GuysThe Pope's teamThe Black Sox (1919)BallparkRate Field (1991–present)Comiskey Park (1910–1990) Milwaukee County Stadium (1968–1969)South Side Park (1900–1910)Lexington Park (1897–1899)Major league titlesWorld Series titles(3)190619172005AL pennants(7)1900190119061917191919592005WL Pennants (1)1894AL West division titles (2)19831993AL Central Division titles (4)2000200520082021Wild card berths(2)20202026RivalriesChicago CubsMinnesota TwinsFront officePrincipal ownerJerry ReinsdorfGeneral managerChris GetzManagerWill VenableWebsitemlb.com/whitesoxThe Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.Major League BaseballNorth American professional baseball leagueMajor League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier baseball league in the world.
Minor League BaseballMinor League Baseball (MiLB) is a group of professional baseball organizations below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB teams. The earliest minor league baseball organization was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National League and American League, as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL or NA).
Spring trainingSpring training, also called spring camp, is the preseason of the Summer Professional Baseball Leagues, such as Major League Baseball (MLB), and it is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for the roster and position spots, and it gives established players practice time prior to competitive play.Nippon Professional BaseballHighest baseball league in JapanNippon Professional Baseball (日本野球機構にほんやきゅうきこう, Nippon Yakyū Kikō; NPB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球), meaning simply Professional Baseball; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball".
BaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. Gameplay centers around the pitcher on the fielding team throwing a baseball to a batter on the opposing team, who tries to hit it into the field of play. Successfully batted balls allow players on the batting team advance around a circuit of four bases and score runs.
College baseballBaseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education College baseballDaniel Susac (right) batting for the Arizona Wildcats in a game against the California Golden Bears in March 2022Governing body List United States CCCAA NAIA NCAA NCCAA NJCAA USCAA Japan JUBF [ja] First played1947 (United States)1952 (Japan)Clubs301 (in 30 conferences)(NCAA Division I)Club competitions NCAA: College World Series Division I Division II Division III NAIA: NAIA World Series JUBF All Japan University Championship [ja] Audience recordsSingle match40,106 (San Diego State v Houston) at Petco Park – March 11, 2004 College baseball is baseball that is played by student-athletes at institutions of higher education.
Home (sports)In sports, home is the place and venue identified with a sports team. Most professional teams are named for, and marketed to, particular metropolitan areas; amateur teams may be drawn from a particular region, or from institutions such as schools or universities. When they play in that venue, they are said to be the "home team"; when the team plays elsewhere, they are the away, visiting, or road team. Home teams wear home colors.
Exhibition gameAn exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings are either zero or otherwise greatly reduced.
Thomas BoswellThomas M. Boswell (born October 11, 1947) is an American retired sports columnist who spent his whole career with The Washington Post. Early lifeBorn in Washington, D.C., Boswell attended St. Stephen's School in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from Amherst College in 1969 with a degree in English literature. CareerBoswell spent his entire career at The Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating college. He became a columnist in 1984.
Class A Short SeasonClass A Short Season (officially Short-Season A) was a level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States from 1965 through 2020. In the hierarchy of minor league classifications, it was below Triple-A, Double-A, Class A-Advanced (created in 1990), and Class A. Teams in Class A Short Season played about 75 to 80 games per season, compared to the 130- to 140-game seasons of most professional baseball minor leagues.
Season (sports)In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.