For a second there, it seemed like South Side Sox recaps might simply turn into Munetaka Murakami home-run watches. Based on the flat start to Friday’s game, a fairly hapless team effort against a mediocre opponent, perhaps.
Sam Antonacci delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Munetaka Murakami homered as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday.
The Chicago White Sox have inched closer to welcoming back one of their outfielders. According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com , Austin Hays will head to Charlotte to start his rehab assignments on Saturday.
Slugger Munetaka Murakami had to settle for a two-year “prove-it” deal with the White Sox this past offseason. It’s still early in the major league career but he is quickly proving it, which means the Sox have to decide on the path forward.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
While no one is ready to call the Chicago White Sox good, is it finally safe to say they are ... *gulp* ... fun!? This young group has finally found its offensive groove over the last week-plus.
For the first time in 2026, the Chicago White Sox picked up back-to-back series victories. Of course, the dugout has Munetaka Murakami to thank for a lot of their recent success .
The old head fans and experts who still want to see a hit-and-run in the second inning or a sacrifice bunt in a key spot late probably won’t love Munetaka Murakami.
Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon.
The Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks meet for the series finale in Phoenix in just over two hours. This series finale will be a rubber match, as Chicago won Game 1 and the D-backs took the second.
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
The White Sox shuffled up their bullpen Thursday, announcing that veteran righty Lucas Sims has been designated for assignment. Right-hander Tyler Davis has had his contract selected from Triple-A Charlotte and will join the big league relief corps.
It has been a great start to Munetaka Murakami’s MLB career, as he has taken the south side by storm. He is off to such a great start that he has more home runs than Aaron Judge.
Sam Antonacci did not have any time for a celebratory trot around the bases for his first home run. The Chicago White Sox rookie had to earn it the hard way on Tuesday night.
Athletics infielder Jeff McNeil made a sportsmanlike move against the Chicago White Sox on Friday that ultimately had some ulterior motives behind it. McNeil was batting in the fourth inning of Friday’s game at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, Ca.
The White Sox announced that they have selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Sam Antonacci and recalled left-hander Tyler Gilbert. In corresponding moves, they have optioned left-hander Brandon Eisert and designated outfielder Dustin Harris for assignment.
The Chicago White Sox opened division play with a split in Kansas City, and the next time they take the field could mark the beginning of a new wave of baseball on the South Side.