MLB · AL Central · Chicago, Illinois, US · Guaranteed Rate Field
South Side grit, the Black Sox scandal, and a blue-collar identity forged in the shadow of their crosstown rivals—the White Sox are Chicago's other baseball team, a franchise whose best moments have been defined by defiance, hard-nosed play, and an underdog's refusal to be overshadowed.
Updated March 21, 2026
After narrowly avoiding the record for most losses in a single season, the White Sox will hold the top overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft for the first time since 1977. The franchise's long rebuild is approaching a critical inflection point where the young talent GM Chris Getz has accumulated needs to start producing at the big league level.
The trade of Luis Robert Jr. to the Mets was the latest in a long line of veteran departures on the South Side. With the prospect capital flowing in, the White Sox are betting that their next wave of talent will be ready sooner rather than later, but patience in Chicago is running dangerously thin.
Spring training is essentially a 162-game audition for the White Sox, who will give extended looks to their top pitching prospects. The rebuild's ultimate success depends on whether any of these arms can develop into frontline starters worth building around.