White Sox slugger Jim Thome hit the 536th home run of his career on Sunday against the Red Sox, tying Mickey Mantle for 14th place on the career list, according to MLB.com.
Alex Rodriguez (546) and Mike Schmidt (548) are next on the list ahead of Thome, and he should past Schmidt at some point early next season.
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Barack Obama was asked by ESPN which Chicago team he would root for if the city?s two baseball teams advanced to the World Series.
?Oh, that?s easy,? Obama said. ?White Sox. I?m not one of those fair-weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there. People aren?t watching the game. It?s not serious. White Sox, that?s baseball. South side.?
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White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 609 against the Mariners on Wednesday, tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list, as reported by the Associated Press
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White Sox Aug 2008 Archive
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The Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 19, 2008
White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin, among the candidates to win the AL MVP award, almost began the season in the minor leagues.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Aug 18, 2008
Like Josh Hamilton, Carlos Quentin was traded during the offseason but is in line to win the AL MVP award.
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The Chicago Tribune | Aug 18, 2008
The White Sox could promote last year's first-round pick, Aaron Poreda, from Double-A Birmingham to pitch Tuesday against the Mariners.
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ESPN | Aug 14, 2008
The White Sox have signed shortstop Gordon Beckham to a minor league contract that will pay him a $2.6 million signing bonus.
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Press Release | Aug 10, 2008
The Royals on Saturday traded LHP Horacio Ramirez to the White Sox for OF Paulo Orlando.
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The Daily Herald | Aug 8, 2008
White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen believes that Manny Ramirez is a superior hitter to Jason Bay.
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The Chicago Tribune | Aug 7, 2008
White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen believes that bench coach Joey Cora deserves a shot to manage in the Major Leagues.
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 5, 2008
Discipline has been issued to two players and the managers of both Clubs as the result of on-field incidents in Sunday?s game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadi
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ESPN | Aug 3, 2008
A bench-clearing brawl between the White Sox and Royals ended with numerous ejections on Sunday as Kansas City beat Chicago 14-3.