#Miguel Cairo

Despite the Chicago White Sox stumbling to an 81-81 record last season, new manager Pedro Grifol says 2023 "is not a rebuilding year." Grifol was named manager of the White Sox on Nov. 1, replacing Tony LaRussa. "This is not a rebuilding year," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said, via Vinnie Duber, White Sox beat writer for CHGO Sports. Grifol was…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Perhaps one day Hunter Gaddis will regale his friends and grandchildren about his days in the big leagues. But the conversation will probably not include the events of Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at Progressive Field. Gaddis, recalled from Class AAA Columbus to fill out an injured rotation during a treacherous stretch of games for…

A fresh set of odds have been released for the next White Sox manager and there is another shake-up at the top. Former St. Louis Cardinals manager and current Padres third base coach Mike Shildt is the latest betting favorite, according to SportsBetting.ag. The change comes not long after USA Today's Bob Nightengale listed Shildt as one of the…

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to replace Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as their manager, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hiring. ESPN first reported the move. The 52-year-old Grifol will try…

Could Joe Maddon find his way back to Florida and manage a fourth different Major League Baseball club? Maddon was installed as a 4-1 favorite by SportsBetting.ag to become the next manager of the Miami Marlins now that the team has parted ways with Don Mattingly. Mattingly will not return to Miami following a fourth-place finish in the National…

The Chicago White Sox' 2022 season concluded with an abysmal 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. It was a fitting ending in a few ways. First and foremost, the South Siders were abysmal all season. Taking shellackings from below-average teams was a common theme throughout the campaign. And, to add to that, the Sox were below average themselves…

Just one day after the first set of betting odds were released, there's already a new favorite sitting atop the list for next White Sox manager. The site Sports Betting (SportsBetting.ag) released their latest odds for who would be the next White Sox manager, and leading the list was none other than Ozzie Guillen. The former skipper replaces Bochy,…

MINNEAPOLIS - Lucas Giolito spoke for himself, but he could have been speaking for many of his White Sox teammates. "I could never have predicted I would have struggled this bad," Giolito said of his disappointing 2022 season. "Considering how much confidence I had and how good I felt coming into the season, it was a wakeup call that it can be a…

Miguel Cairo has consistently preached taking things one day at a time since assuming the role as White Sox acting manager in Tony La Russa's absence. But it's hard not to look ahead with time running out on the White Sox, whether you look at the AL Central or AL Wild Card race. Tuesday's loss to the Guardians was a gut punch for the Sox, who…

It was only April 24. It really didn't seem like that big a deal. But the White Sox had just lost six straight games on a miserable swing through Cleveland and Minnesota, and their losing streak stood at seven overall. Clearly, such an early-season slog hadn't been anticipated and would not stand - not with the talent on this Sox team, not with its…

The 34-year-old Lynn - who finished third in AL Cy Young Award balloting in 2021 - missed the first two-plus months of the season after an MRI revealed a slight tear in a knee tendon. Since his return in mid-June, the South Siders have gone 10-7 with the big right-hander on the bump. He's tossed eight quality starts, including four in a row and…

If the Chicago White Sox indeed rally in the standings to make the 2022 MLB postseason, they could well be a team that none of their American League counterparts will want to face in the opening round. Entering Wednesday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox had captured five of their last six…

CHICAGO - It may have been Yogi Berra who is credited with uttering the phrase, "It ain't over till it's over," but it was Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks who emphasized that saying when asked on Tuesday about the legacy of Tony La Russa on the south side of Chicago. La Russa has not been the team's active manager since health concerns…

CHICAGO - Chicago White Sox CP Liam Hendriks had a very simple answer for what has been the difference for his team since Miguel Cairo took over as acting manager for Tony La Russa. There has been plenty of talk about the passionate talk that Miguel Cairo delivered shortly after taking over for La Russa when the Chicago White Sox manager was…

CHICAGO - Elvis Andrus has made an impact for the Chicago White Sox with All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson on the injured list. What happens when Anderson is able to return to the lineup? As the Chicago White Sox prepared to open a two-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Colorado Rockies, there was promising news on the potential return…

The Yankees have had their struggles recently (to put it mildly), but they helped themselves over the weekend when they swatted away the team that is likely their biggest threat in the AL East division. The Yankees' second-half spiral allowed the Rays, and to a lesser extent, the Blue Jays, to close what was not long ago a hefty double-digit…

Thanks to the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins being unable to distance themselves, the Chicago White Sox still have a real chance to end up on the AL Central when all is said and done next month. With three straight wins, the White Sox are now within three games of the first-place Guardians, who have dropped their last three games, and two…