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My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with KOREY LEE: Lee joins Hall-of-Famer Ray Schalk as the only White Sox catchers to be on the receiving end of an “immaculate inning” (nine pitches/nine strikes). Schalk caught Sloppy Thurston’s immaculate inning on Aug. 22, 1923 against Philadelphia at Comiskey Park. Lee snared … [Read more...] about 2024 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: KOREY LEE

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with DOMINIC LEONE: The right-hander was the subject of one of my favorite scoreboard graphics of 2024: “Taught himself how to throw a cutter by watching YouTube videos of Mariano Rivera.” NEXT: Nicky Lopez … [Read more...] about 2024 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: DOMINIC LEONE

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with ELOY JIMENEZ: The outfielder-DH ended his White Sox career as the franchise’s all-time leader with a .780 slugging percentage against the Cubs (minimum 9 at bats). NEXT: Corey Julks … [Read more...] about 2024 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: ELOY JIMENEZ

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with COREY JULKS: Corey Julks joins Leury Garcia (6-19-19) and Tim Anderson (8-8-21) as White Sox  to hit game-starting homers against the Cubs (6-5-24). All of the homers came at Wrigley Field and all came on the first pitch of the game. NEXT: Brad Keller … [Read more...] about WHITE SOX 2024 PLAYER REVIEW: COREY JULKS

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with DEIVI GARCIA: The right -hander held hitters to a .114 average which was the lowest among Sox pitchers who faced at least nine batters. NEXT: Robbie Grossman … [Read more...] about 2024 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: DEIVI GARCIA