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CBS News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Chicago Cubs, White Sox face off in Crosstown Classic at Wrigley Field this weekend
The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will face off Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field in the first game of the Crosstown Classic this weekend. The Cubs are 25-19 overall and 12-10 in home games. Cubs hitters have a collective .327 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL. The White Sox have a 14-30 record overall and a 5-18 record in road games. The Sox have gone 8-23 in games when they have allowed a home run. The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Cubs: Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts) TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has seven doubles, two triples and 11 home runs for the Cubs. Dansby Swanson is 12 for 32 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games. Miguel Vargas has nine doubles and three home runs for the White Sox. Edgar Quero is 10 for 36 with a double over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .193 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by 14 runs White Sox: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored by 11 runs INJURIES: Cubs: Ian Happ: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyson Miller: 60-Day IL (hip), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip) White Sox: Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (calf), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow) contributed to this report.
Japan Times
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Chicago has one burning question for Pope Leo XIV: Cubs or White Sox?
There is one question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the South and North sides. Father Gregory Sakowicz, rector of Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, said he was in shock when Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, was named pope on Thursday. "He was not on my short, short list," he said. "I think he's going to be very strong on the immigrant, human rights and the care for the Earth." Sakowicz said one burning question was whether the pontiff was a fellow fan of the White Sox, as he grew up near the team's stadium on the city's South Side, or of their crosstown rivals, the Cubs. "I heard he's a Cubs fan," he said. "Well, God Bless him." The Cubs themselves claimed Leo as one of their own, posting on their X account congratulations and a photo of the iconic Wrigley Field sign with the words: "Hey, Chicago. He's a Cubs fan!" "Not only would we welcome Pope Leo XIV to Wrigley Field, he could sing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame,'" Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement, referring to the song that fans belt out during the middle of the seventh inning. Ricketts also invited the pope to deliver a "Sermon on the Mound" at the ballpark. However, local television station WGN interviewed the pope's brother, John Prevost, on Thursday, and he cleared up the matter. Pope Leo is a fan of the White Sox, he said. "He was never, ever a Cubs fan, so I don't know where that came from," Prevost said in an excerpt of the interview shared by the White Sox on X. "He was always a Sox fan." The White Sox also claimed the pope as a fan. "Family always knows best, and it sounds like Pope Leo XIV's lifelong fandom falls a little closer to 35th and Shields," the White Sox said in a statement, referencing the location of the team's ballpark, Rate Field. "Some things are bigger than baseball, and in this case, we're glad to have a White Sox fan represented at the Vatican. "A pinstripes White Sox jersey with his name on it and a hat already are on the way to Rome, and of course, the Pontiff always is welcome at his ballpark."
Reuters
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
White Sox or Cubs? Pope's Chicago baseball allegiance debated
CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the south and north sides. Father Gregory Sakowicz, rector of Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, said he was in shock when Leo was named pope on Thursday. "He was not on my short, short list," he said. "I think he's going to be very strong on the immigrant, human rights and the care for the Earth." Sakowicz said one burning question was whether the pontiff was a fellow fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, as he grew up near the team's stadium on the city's south side, or of their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs. "I heard he's a Cubs fan," he said. "Well God Bless him." The Cubs themselves claimed Leo as one of their own, posting on their X account congratulations and a photo of the iconic Wrigley Field sign with the words: "Hey, Chicago. He's a Cubs fan!" "Not only would we welcome Pope Leo XIV to Wrigley Field, he could sing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame,'" Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement, referring to the song that fans belt out during the middle of the seventh inning. Ricketts also invited the pope to deliver a "Sermon on the Mound" at the ballpark. However, Chicago's local television station WGN9 interviewed the pope's brother John Prevost, on Thursday, who cleared up the matter: Pope Leo is a fan of the White Sox, he said.
