The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers made the first notable deal just over a month out from the MLB trade deadline, with starting pitcher Aaron Civale dealt to Chicago in exchange for first baseman Andrew Vaughn. That deal could have a domino effect on the MLB trade deadline in July, impacting multiple clubs.

Luis Robert Jr. has been on the trade market for the better part of a year now. The Chicago White Sox were historically bad in 2024, but held onto Robert Jr. at

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented years as Robert Francis Prevost.

The noted Chicago White Sox fan will deliver a pre-recorded video message to attendees and viewers. Friends of the pope are also expected to speak.

“So many people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness — they can discover that the love of God is truly healing, that it brings hope,” the first American pope said in a video broadcast on the jumbotron at the White Sox baseball stadium in Chicago.

Manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team Friday when the White Sox begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Venable spent 2023-24 on Bruce Bochy’s staff as the associate manager.

Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the Vatican, setting the tone for his papal style.

There's still a lot of road left in the season, but we wanted to see progress,” assistant general manager Josh Barfield told the Sun-Times. “We knew that we had some of these young guys coming up here,