Chicago White Sox News

It took a trip to Florida for Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams and Cubs GM Jim Hendry to make a trade with each other. The White Sox dealt left-hander Neal Cotts to the Cubs on Thursday for right-hander David Aardsma and minor league left-hander Carlos Vasquez. ``Kenny and I sit next to each other at these meetings,'' Hendry said as the annual GMs gathering concluded. ``We started talking ...

Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe and his brother are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the shooting of two men in the coastal city of San Cristobal, according to a newspaper report. The incident took place on Friday night according to the El Nacional newspaper and the two victims were treated at a hospital and then released. Uribe and his brother, Elipidio, thought that the victims walked too ...

The Chicago White Sox let bench coach Tim Raines go Friday, opting not to renew his contract. Hired in November 2004, Raines served as first base coach when the White Sox won the World Series in 2005 before moving to the bench this season. A seven-time all-star, Raines batted .294 and stole 808 bases in a 23-year career that began with the Montreal Expos in 1980 and included stints with ...

When the World Series comes on TV this month, Ozzie Guillen plans to tune out. A season after guiding the Chicago White Sox to their first championship in 88 years, Guillen's team missed the playoffs. So after going 90-72 and finishing third in the AL Central, the manager plans to skip the upcoming Series. ``I want to be there. I'm not going to sit there and watch baseball because it ...

The Twins took home another AL Central championship on Sunday and Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win an American League batting title by getting two hits in Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Justin Morneau of New Westminster, B.C., drove in his 130th run of the year to tie the record for most RBIs by a Canadian in a season, set by Larry Walker of Maple Ridge, B.C. About 35 minutes after Minnesota's ...

The Minnesota Twins missed another chance to move ahead in the division race. Jon Garland took a shutout into the ninth inning and Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and three RBIs, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Twins 6-3 Saturday. That left Detroit needing one win in its last two games, or a loss Sunday by Minnesota, to clinch the AL Central. The Tigers, who ...

Brandon McCarthy struck out eight in his first start in more than four months to help the Chicago White Sox to a rain-shortened 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. The White Sox had the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning when play was stopped. The umpires waited one hour, 58 minutes, before calling the game. McCarthy (4-7) allowed one run, two hits and walked ...

The Chicago White Sox are closer to an early winter vacation than any of them expected. The defending World Series champions, overtaken by two teams in their division this season, were shoved to the edge of elimination from the AL playoff race as Cliff Lee pitched seven strong innings in Cleveland's 14-1 win Monday night. One season after they ended an 88-year title drought by storming through October, the White ...

Paul Konerko hit two home runs and the Chicago White Sox tied a season high with five total on their way to a 12-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. With their playoff hopes flickering, the defending World Series champions won for the third time in 10 games. They are seven games behind Detroit in the AL Central and 5{ behind wild-card leader Minnesota. They finish with three games ...

Chicago White Sox right-fielder Jermaine Dye left Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners in the eighth inning after stumbling and falling down as he came out of the batter's box. Dye's grounder to shortstop became a double play when Juan Uribe was tagged out at third trying to advance from second and then Dye, who couldn't run up the line, was out at first to retire the side in the ...