And Mark Buehrle finally gets a statue! For the first time since 2020, the Chicago White Sox finally brought back SoxFest, and what used to be a massive event held at hotel convention centers with thousands of fans has been pared down into a much smaller space and a live-event format.
Former Chicago White Sox star Mark Buehrle will have a statue of himself unveiled at Rate Field in 2025, according to a social media post by the team. The statue will be unveiled on July 11.
The Chicago White Sox are hoping for significant improvement in the 2025 season. They are coming off the worst season in modern MLB history as they finished last in the American League Central with 41-121 record that placed them 51.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians.
The Chicago White Sox have had so many phenomenal players play for their organization from the greats like top hitters Dick Allen and slugger Frank Thomas to more recently Jose Abreu and Luis Robert Jr.
As much as White Sox fans hoped Mark Buehrle would see Cooperstown by now, the lefty has failed to garner the necessary momentum in his quest for baseball immortality.
The 2025 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced on Tuesday night and while left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle won't be getting in this time around, he will be staying on the ballot for at least another year.
Several 2005 World Series champions have been added to the list of expected attendees for this month’s SoxFest Live. The White Sox announced on Thursday that Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, and Freddy Garcia will represent the celebrated pitching staff from the team’s memorable postseason run.
The White Sox have made quite a few headlines this week as we finally reach hump day. Before we shift our focus toward the weekend, let’s recap the latest news, notes, and anecdotes.
As much as White Sox fans hoped Mark Buehrle would see Cooperstown by now, the lefty will try to build much-needed momentum after losing votes in 2024.
Former Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle headlines a group of former Sox players on the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. In terms of former Sox players, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez and Omar Vizquel are also on the ballot.
The best stat to determine a player's worth is WAR--wins above replacement--an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently. The formula for WAR differs for position players and pitchers, and I'll lay it out in layman's terms.
While no-nos are obviously tremendous accomplishments, the list of pitchers who have thrown one includes some names you wouldn't expect. When it comes to hurlers who have done it more than once, that is understandably not the case.
CC Sabathia contemporaries Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are more celebrated. But when it comes to consistency, few can approach Sabathia over the past three decades, Matt Whitener writes.
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