The Chicago White Sox see starting potential in Grant Taylor and Hagen Smith, but their 2027 roles remain undecided. General manager Chris Getz addressed the two relievers during Wednesday’s end-of-season media session, acknowledging their long-term potential without establishing a timetable.
A historic opportunity was within the Chicago White Sox’s grasp, but two losses later, the dream is suddenly hanging by a thread. After an impressive 84-78 regular season, the White Sox stormed into the 2026 postseason.
Right-hander Grant Taylor has been a star out of the Chicago White Sox’s bullpen all season. But the Cleveland Guardians were able to figure him out in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
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In what could be a major disaster for the Chicago White Sox, they failed in their two attempts to close out the Cleveland Guardians at home in the ALDS.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
As terrific as Grant Taylor was in closing out Game 1 of the ALDS, he threw enough pitches that it's extremely unlikely that we'll see him in Game 2, even with a scheduled day off.
In what’s so far been the story of the postseason, the Chicago White Sox are simply continuing to win. Through three games, Chicago is undefeated, taking down the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of the ALDS.
The Chicago White Sox are 1-0 over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS after earning a 3-0 win on Saturday. It was a solid outing for the club, as the offense and pitching were on point throughout.
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
The Chicago White Sox may be MLB's ultimate Cinderella team this postseason, but that doesn't mean the team endorsed by the Pope is ready to go home any time soon.
The Chicago White Sox took early leads and relied on their bullpen to complete a two-game sweep of the Houston Astros in the American League Wild Card series.
Game 2 between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros should unfold significantly differently than Game 1.
Rookie Hagen Smith pitched three innings, allowing no runs on two hits with one strikeout in a 6-3 Chicago White Sox win at the Houston Astros in the first game of the wild-card series on Tuesday.
The Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros are both expected to use bullpen games in Game 1 of their American League Wild Card Series on Tuesday.
Sean Burke pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits, three walks and five strikeouts as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
The Chicago White Sox bullpen pitched 5.1 scoreless innings in a critical 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
The Chicago White Sox have established a 4.5-game lead in the AL Central after winning their series against the Detroit Tigers, with the opportunity to sweep on Sunday.
Grant Taylor's dominance this season has demonstrated why he deserves to take on the closer role for the Chicago White Sox.
The most talented arm in the Chicago White Sox organization might just be a multi-inning bullpen arm for the 2026 season. While most teams’ top arm is their ace or closer, Grant Taylor could be that for Chicago, despite being expected to serve as a versatile bullpen option.
Right-hander Grant Taylor emerged as one of Chicago’s top bullpen arms last season. The current plan is for the former top prospect to reprise that role in 2026.
The Chicago White Sox have a plethora of young arms heading into next season. However, general manager Chris Getz said the goal will be to add more starting pitching depth to “navigate a full season” and to “protect” some of their young arms like left-handers Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz.
CHICAGO –– White Sox veteran left-hander Martín Pérez left Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a left shoulder injury. He felt it in the second inning, but thought it was just sore and that he could handle it.
CHICAGO –– White Sox rookie pitcher Grant Taylor is pushing to return from a groin injury for the home stretch of the 2025 season. The hard-throwing right-hander completed a 20-pitch bullpen before Monday's 6:40 p.m.
CHICAGO –– White Sox rookie right-handed pitcher Grant Taylor suffered a right groin strain during Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Rate Field.
Since being activated from the 10-day injured list following a minor hamstring strain, Luis Robert Jr. has hit .982 OPS over his last 43 plate appearances, only adding to the speculation that he’ll be traded at the deadline.
The Chicago White Sox have a lot of players that they should be excited about, and most of them are up in the big leagues gaining the experience they need to be successful.
It was a huge night for Grant Taylor on Tuesday, as the Chicago White Sox pitching prospect made his Major League debut in phenomenal form. The 23-year-old righthander retired all three batters he faced in the 7th inning on only 10 pitches, in a 4-2 Sox win over the Houston Astros.
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