Paul Konerko and Dusty Baker spent the majority of their careers in Major League Baseball with teams other than the Los Angeles Dodgers. All six of Konerko's All-Star game appearances came as a member of the Chicago White Sox, while Baker spent 11 seasons as a player — and all 26 as a manager — outside Los Angeles.
Paul Konerko’s son has made his college decision. Owen Konerko, a top-ranked member of the Class of 2027, announced his commitment to the University of Michigan on September 29, sharing the news across his personal social media accounts.
Where were you 20 years ago? That’s the question we asked White Sox fans on the anniversary of Game 2 of the 2005 World Series, where Paul Konerko sent the South Side into a frenzy with his seventh-inning grand slam.
They brought back the legends. They gave Paul Konerko a jersey signed by an actual pope. And for a couple of minutes, the vibes felt good on the South Side.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
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.