Korey Lee of the White Sox hits a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the third inning at Target Field on April 24, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Getty Images) David Berding/Getty MINNEAPOLIS – White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames managed a smile. He even seemed upbeat. You have to give him credit for that, considering the Sox’ 3-20 record entering their game against the Twins, a franchise record to start the season. And knowing the offense is dragging that mark down more than anything. “Everybody always asks me ‘How are you? How are you?’ ’’ Thames said before the White Sox tried stop ..read more

Former White Sox broadcaster Ken “Hawk” Harrelson speaks before a White Sox game in 2018. Nam Y. Huh/AP MINNEAPOLIS — It seemed like a good time to check in on “Hawk.” No one lived and breathed the White Sox more than Ken Harrelson, the retired Hall of Fame broadcaster. There is no bigger fan. Maybe it’s a good thing he and his wife, Aris, had been at their Florida home until they returned to Granger, Indiana, two days ago. Until watching the 7-0 loss to the Twins on Monday, Harrelson had followed his beloved online, reading box scores and reports and communicating via other channels as ..read more

Alex Kirilloff #19 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates his walk-off RBI single against the White Sox with teammates. The Twins defeated the White Sox 6-5. (Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images) Matt Krohn/Getty MINNEAPOLIS – The White Sox found another way. To lose, of course. Which is what they almost always do. This time the bullpen gave one away in a disheartening 6-5 walk-off loss to the Twins. Michael Kopech served up a two-run homer in the eighth inning to Trevor Larnach and Steven Wilson gave up two runs in the ninth, the first on Byron Buxton’s first homer and the winner on Alex Kirill ..read more

The White Sox’ Korey Lee reacts after striking out to end the top of the third inning against the Twins on Monday, in Minneapolis. Abbie Parr/AP MINNESOTA — The subject of fans asking about accountability came up before the White Sox’ latest loss Monday — a 7-0 drubbing by the Twins, a team that’s also off to a lousy start. That topic will be broached with 3-19 teams, which is what the Sox are after getting shut out for the eighth time — once every series. “I really care about our fans,” manager Pedro Grifol said before the game. “I truly care about our fans. But I’m not going to throw o ..read more

Nick Nastrini of the White Sox pitches during his MLB debut against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 15, 2024. Jamie Sabau/Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS — The White Sox optioned right-hander Nick Nastrini to Triple-A Charlotte Monday and reinstated reliever John Brebbia from the 15-day injured list, among five moves made by the team before their four-game series in Minnesota. The Sox also selected the contract of infielder Danny Mendick, who was in the lineup Monday at third base and batting eighth; optioned infielder Lenyn Sosa to Charlotte and designated infielder Za ..read more

Danny Mendick, who who has homered in five consecutive games at Triple-A Charlotte, is expected to have his contract selected by the White Sox on Monday. Nam Y. Huh/AP MINNEAPOLIS — The White Sox need a lift. Any kind of infusion of offense will do, even if it comes from a utility infielder. Danny Mendick, who who has homered in five consecutive games at Triple-A Charlotte, is expected to have his contract selected Monday after making it known during his time with the Knights this month that his bat might be better served with the 3-18 Sox, who rank last in the majors in runs and multipl ..read more

White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi cannot catch a pop foul by the Phillies’ Bryson Stott during the fifth inning Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum/AP PHILADELPHIA -- Pedro Grifol offered a state of the White Sox before their 8-2 loss to the Phillies Sunday. "We're 20 games in, our record sucks,” Grifol said. Nailed it! “It is what it is, but you can’t look back,” Grifol said. But you can look ahead, and hours later, the Sox' ninth loss in 10 games that dropped said sucky record to 3-18 — the worst start in franchise history — presented a winning percentage of .14 ..read more

White Sox catcher Korey Lee keeps his eyes on the pop up by Detroit Tigers’ Parker Meadows before catching it on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP) Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photos PHILADELPHIA — Korey Lee, 25, has outperformed Martin Maldonado, 37, in most every aspect during these first most difficult weeks, and it bears watching to see how much more playing time he gets in the coming weeks. Manager Pedro Grifol started Maldanado (.057/.108/.086) against the Phillies Sunday for the second time in the series, a night after Lee (.273/.314/.424) had two hits for a team last baseball ..read more

Philadelphia Phillies’ Zack Wheeler pitches during the first inning against the White Sox, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP) Matt Slocum/AP Photos PHILADELPHIA — The White Sox’ woefully scuffling lineup almost plummeted to another level of futility against Phillies no-hit-bidding right-hander Zack Wheeler on Saturday night. It has been bad enough for the Sox, who broke through for five runs against reliever Ricardo Pinto in the ninth inning to avoid a record eighth shutout in 20 games in a 9-5 loss. They have catcher Korey Lee to thank for breaking up Wheeler’s no-hitter wi ..read more

Chicago White Sox’ Kevin Pillar (12) looks back at home plate umpire Doug Eddings (88) after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) ORG XMIT: MOCB104 Colin E. Braley/AP Photos PHILADELPHIA -- Dominic Leone has been on disappointing teams throughout his 11-year career. The right-handed reliever pitched for a 93-loss Diamondbacks team in 2016 and the pricey, underachieving Mets that went 75-87 in 2023. He was on winning teams as well in Seattle and St. Louis, including t ..read more