Chicago White Sox

Los Angeles Dodgers to move closer to California in 2009

LOS ANGELES, 03/27/2008 -- Los Angeles Dodger Owner Frank McCourt announced today that the Dodgers have finalized arrangements for their Spring Training complex in Glendale, AZ, and will play there when Spring Training begins in February, 2009.    » read more »

Double Duty Classic to feature high school talent from across Midwest and commemorate 75th anniversary of East-West All-Star Game

CHICAGO, 03/27/2008 -- This summer, the Chicago White Sox will host the first-ever Double Duty Classic - an event celebrating the history and tradition of Negro Leagues baseball in Chicago and promoting the next generation of inner-city baseball players.

The game will take place on Monday, July 7 at U.S. Cellular Field with inner city high school players from across the Midwest (Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and St. Louis) participating in the All-Star showcase. The players will dress in uniforms honoring the Negro Leagues' East-West All-Star Game.    » read more »

Historic plaza and monument, renovated Stadium Club and new concession items featured in 2008

CHICAGO, 03/27/2008 -- The Chicago White Sox have a number of new programs and offerings in place for 2008 that will make for a better fan experience at U.S. Cellular Field.

Those new elements include:

* "Champions Plaza"/"Championship Moments Monument": The White Sox will unveil the "Champions Plaza" and "Championship Moments" monument, prior to the game on Friday, April 11. The new brick plaza, located at the ballpark's main entrance at Gate 4, is comprised of "legacy bricks" inscribed with personal messages from fans and features an historic timeline highlighting franchise milestones.    » read more »

National Guard Corporal and Progressive Insurance employee Andre Hampton to be live via satellite from Kuwait as his mom, Kim Shockley, tosses ceremonial first pitch on his behalf

CLEVELAND, 03/25/2008 -- The Cleveland Indians today announced pregame festivities for Opening Day 2008 at Progressive Field on Monday, March 31 vs. Chicago White Sox at 3:05 p.m.    » read more »

Sculpture of Popular White Sox Player to be Unveiled in July 2008

03/23/2008, CHICAGO - A life-sized sculpture of franchise legend and longtime fan favorite Harold Baines will be unveiled by the Chicago White Sox prior to their game vs. Kansas City on Sunday, July 20 at U.S. Cellular Field.

Harold Baines becomes the seventh White Sox great immortalized in bronze at the ballpark. Sculptures of club founder Charles A. Comiskey and Cuban great Orestes "Minnie" Minoso were unveiled in 2004. Carlton Fisk's sculpture was installed in 2005, while the famous double-play duo of Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox was honored with sculptures in 2006. Last season, a sculpture of White Sox pitching star Bill Pierce was unveiled on the concourse near centerfield.    » read more »

03/12/2008, TUCSON, Ariz. -- Prior to Wednesday's spring training game vs. Colorado Rockies, the Chicago White Sox made the following 12 roster moves:

* RHP Lance Broadway, RHP Dewon Day, RHP Charlie Haeger and RHP Oneli Perez were optioned to Class AAA Charlotte;
* RHP Lucas Harrell was optioned to Class AA Birmingham;
* Requested waivers on LHP Carlos Vasquez for the purpose of granting his unconditional release;
* INF Chris Getz, INF Royce Huffman, INF Jeff Liefer, OF Miguel Negron, INF Mike Rouse and C Ryan Smith were reassigned to minor-league camp.    » read more »

Monument celebrating 2005 World Series champions serves as centerpiece of fan-focused, historic brick plaza

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher to replace Chris Singleton

03/04/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox and WSCR Radio (670 AM), the team's flagship radio station, today announced that Steve Stone will take over full-time responsibility of color analyst duties for White Sox radio broadcasts during the 2008 season. The announcement comes after former color analyst Chris Singleton informed the White Sox he will depart the broadcast booth to pursue a career in sports television.    » read more »

02/21/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox will wear Northern Illinois University baseball caps in their opening spring training game on Wednesday, February 27 vs. the Colorado Rockies.    » read more »

- White Sox , Univision radio's La Tremenda to broadcast 35 games in Spanish in 2008
- "Orgullo Sox," the team's signature Spanish television show, back for another season

02/13/2008, CHICAGO -- Dario Lodigiani, a well-known former major-league player, coach and long-time scout for the Chicago White Sox, passed away Sunday night at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, California at age 91.

Dario Lodigiani continued to serve as a part-time scout for the White Sox in Northern California until his death, receiving a World Series championship ring from the White Sox following the 2005 playoffs.

Among players he discovered and/or signed were former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell and White Sox General Manager Ken Williams.    » read more »

First-time auction gives fans the chance to purchase exclusive individual-game tickets

02/05/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox ticket auction at whitesox.com, which gives fans the opportunity to purchase tickets to all Prime and Premier games (46 games total), closes on Thursday, February 7 at 3:00 p.m. CT.    » read more »

Chicago White Sox and radio flagship to incorporate new format into game broadcasts

01/30/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox, Comcast SportsNet, WGN-TV and WSCR Radio (670 AM) have announced the team's 2008 broadcast schedule for spring training.    » read more »

01/28/2008, BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today acquired righthanded pitcher David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for righthanded pitchers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich.

The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.

David Aardsma, 26, has been added to Boston's major league roster, putting that list at 39 players.    » read more »

01/28/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-handed pitchers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-hander David Aardsma.

Willy Mota, 22, went 5-3 with a 2.60 ERA (8 ER/27.2 IP) and 22 strikeouts in 17 relief appearances with Advanced Rookie Lowell in 2007, his first season as a pitcher. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic limited opponents to a .225 (23-102) average and averaged 7.2 strikeouts per 9.0 IP.    » read more »