White Sox

Joseph Caldwell Sr.'s business was the first Black-owned company to clean professional baseball jerseys. The 89-year-old still inspects every jersey at his shop.

The regular season will begin April 7, as MLB and the players union reached an agreement after months of negotiations.

Jake Von Esh, the double Modelo-hatted Sox fan caught on camera last fall, was impersonated by Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show." Even the "Cane Guy" acknowledges, "Jake’s got the torch now."

Tanika Harmon, a single mom of three, has long experienced homelessness. She found her family an apartment two years ago, but they had little furniture — until Jackson, the Sox and Digs With Dignity surprised them with a home makeover.

"If everyone ever challenges me on my White Sox fandom, I have proof that I’m a do-or-die fan,” Gilbert Redman said. “And I guess Leury García is forever a part of who I am now."

Lifelong fan Rob Holt doesn't think his cane has powers — but fans do. The Sox did make a comeback victory once he started working his magic.

Tim Anderson talks to a young player who got his tooth knocked out. Michael Kopech inspired a teen pitcher recovering from leukemia. And the team let Shermann Thomas, the TikTok historian, film at their field.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing bobbleheads of José Abreu, Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert.

Brady Nelson, 12, loves baseball — and he might just be Eloy Jiménez's biggest fan.

Baseball has been enduringly white — but a team of Black teens from the South Side is showing they're leaders on and off the field.

After it became "LaRussa's Lounge," fans spoke up for longtime vendor Loretta Micele. The Sox have promised to print a replica sign for her family, but one won't be going up in the ballpark.

“Loretta’s Lounge" was dedicated to beloved concession worker Loretta Micele during the 2005 World Series to commemorate her 60th year working for the team.

The team will also open two vaccination sites at Guaranteed Rate Field, providing gift cards to fans who get their shots before games.

The Cubs' opening day is April 1 and the White Sox open at home April 8. Those will be Chicago's first major sports teams to be allowed to welcome back crowds since the pandemic started in spring 2020.

Friday is the long-delayed Opening Day for the White Sox and Cubs.

The sounds of baseball will soon be heard inside Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, but fans won't be allowed inside the ballparks.

The Cubs and White Sox could start playing games in July if the MLB can reach an agreement with players and city officials.

The spread of the highly contagious virus continues to upend all aspects of daily life, and sports are not immune.

Expect that to add up: He's already stolen 12 bases so far this season (and 63 throughout his four-year career).