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White Sox manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team on Friday, while the Cubs have a 10-day homestand that kicks off Thursday.
He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Provest is a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan as the other Chicago team initially claimed. He was even spotted in the crowd of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
According to a White Sox news release, Pope Leo XIV attended the game with the late Ed Schmit, a close family friend and White Sox season ticket holder whom he knew through their
Chicago White Sox starter Sean Burke allowed 7 runs in 3 2/3 innings during Wednesday’s 10-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
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Just one of those nights where you get hit around a little bit,” Burke said. “They hit some pitches that I made mistakes on, and they hit some pitches that I thought I made some decent pitches on.”
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope who was elected such in early May, was quickly discovered to be a White Sox fan. It was confirmed that, when he was still known as Robert Prevost, that he had even attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
The Chicago roots of Pope Leo XIV have been well-documented ever since the 69-year-old Prevost was somewhat unexpectedly elected at the 2025 papal conclave, succeeding the late Pop Francis, who passed away on April 21.
Chicago White Sox starter Shane Smith allowed one run in six innings during Tuesday’s 4-2 win against the Houston Astros. The rookie lowered his ERA to 2.37.