Chicago White Sox News

Sammy Sosa would like to represent the Dominican Republic in next year’s World Baseball Classic. “That’s my wish,” he said on Wednesday during a telephone interview from Miami, “to put on my country’s uniform so people can see me playing again.” The 39-year-old outfielder did not play in the 2006 inaugural Classic, in which the [...]

Sammy Sosa might retire after representing his country in next year’s World Baseball Classic. “That’s my wish,” he said Wednesday during a telephone interview from Miami, “to put on my country’s uniform so people can see me playing again.” Sosa said that he instructed his agent not to offer his services to any team.

Carlos Quentin drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in a three-run seventh inning that led the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Wednesday. Gavin Floyd (5-3) allowed two runs in the first, then retired 15 of 17 hitters before the Indians scored three times to take a 5-3 lead in [...]

Ryan Howard’s production has fallen over the past two years. Here’s one opinion that the Phillies should not re-up with him after the season.

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The Cleveland Indians pulled off another triple triumph. The Indians stole three bases on the same play Tuesday night, 15 days after they turned the 14th triple play in major league history. This time Cleveland used the rare feat to help win its game, beating the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The last triple steal [...]

Franklin Gutierrez hit a grand slam in the first inning and the Cleveland Indians pulled off a rare triple steal in an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Gutierrez hit a 2-1 pitch into the left-field bleachers off Mark Buehrle (2-6) for his first career grand slam. Gutierrez hit a three-run [...]

The Tampa Bay Rays are in rare company atop the major league standings. Tampa Bay joined the 1903 New York Giants as the only teams to have the best mark in baseball on Memorial Day after finishing with the worst record in the big leagues the previous season. Scott Kazmir won his fourth straight [...]

Orlando Cabrera’s fourth hit drove in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 6-3 on Monday night, handing the Indians their ninth loss in 10 games. Boone Logan (2-1) pitched a perfect 1 1-3 innings for the win and Bobby Jenks got the final three outs for his [...]

Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday. He was 33. Emergency management official Herman Bracho said Monday that Gonzalez was struck by lightning at a beach. Gonzalez pitched for five major league teams from [...]