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The changes — the first to the size of the iconic Camden Yards' playing area in two decades — will raise the left-field wall’s height from 7 feet to about 12 feet and move it back as much as 30 feet, according to information provided by the Orioles.
- Major League Baseball and the players’ association are scheduled to meet Thursday, ending a 42-day break in negotiations that began when management started a lockout in the sport’s first work stoppage since 1995.
- Cane Guy gained fame at a Sox playoff game in 2021 when he twirled his cane to cast a spell on the team and sparked a rally that helped them win.
- Sure, 2021 wasn’t as memorable as 2020, but it was quite the year in Chicago sports. Here’s a look back, month-by-month, at the year’s events.
- There definitely was a lot of sports to watch in 2021, and if there was a game on and a screen to view it on, there was a good chance we were tuning in. Here’s the best of the year.
- The Baseball Hall of Fame will announce whether any recently retired players are heading to Cooperstown. Here’s how the Chicago Tribune’s two active BBWAA members voted.
- The baseball lockout has muted the hot stove league, but some rumors persist. What's a baseball fan to do during a news-free winter?
- The year 2021 rekindled our love for watching live sports in packed stadiums and celebrating with each other in the up-close-and-personal manner we grew accustomed to in the “before” times. But variants and vaccine statuses became as much a part of our consciousness as batting averages and quarterback efficiency ratings.
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- In 1924, the Grant Park Municipal Stadium opened and one year later was renamed Soldier Field at the request of the Chicago Gold Star Mothers. The stadium has hosted rodeos, music festivals, prep football games, the first Special Olympics and more before becoming the home of the Chicago Bears in 1971. It went through a major redesign in 2003.
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- On the 40th anniversary of joining the Chicago Tribune, Paul Sullivan looks back on 40 of the most interesting figures he has met and covered along the way.
- With another COVID-19 surge, leagues are scrambling to update protocols to keep players and coaches healthy. Will the chaos increase with the surge of positive tests?
- Roland Hemond, who died Sunday at age 92, helped keep the Chicago White Sox on the South Side and was one of baseball's most beloved and respected executives.
- The Chicago Bulls need some help after a COVID-19 outbreak caused two postponements. How about adding some celebrities to the bench?
- Roland Hemond, a three-time winner of the Major League Baseball Executive of the Year Award — including twice with the Chicago White Sox — died Sunday night, the team confirmed Monday. Hemond was 92.
- Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Mi?oso should have made the Baseball Hall of Fame when he was still alive to enjoy it. As we celebrate his election, we can't forget the hurt he felt when falling short.
- The family and friends of former Chicago White Sox MVP Dick Allen are disappointed after the slugger again fell one vote short of being elected to the Hall of Fame by the Golden Days Era committee.
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- Sharon Rice-Mi?oso and Charlie Rice-Mi?oso, the wife and son of the late Chicago White Sox great, discussed Minnie Mi?oso’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. "I was in tears before the sentence was really uttered, just sort of recognizing what that call meant,” Charlie said.
- “The Cuban Comet” has landed in Cooperstown. Minnie Mi?oso was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday along with two others with Chicago connections, Jim Kaat and Buck O’Neil. Dick Allen fell one vote short of election.
- Pioneers, an AL MVP and a consistent winner on the mound are among those with ties to Chicago teams on the Golden Days and Early Baseball Era ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Results will be announced Sunday.
- Although COVID-19 caused the most widespread disruption the sports world has seen, it’s not the first time they have been paused. Here are other events that have brought sports to a halt.
- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said owners imposed a lockout “out of a desire to drive the process forward to an agreement now.” MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark pushed back on that sentiment as labor talks stalled.
- The players union wants teams to compete more aggressively with each other to drive up spending.
- MLB owners reportedly voted unanimously Wednesday night to lock out players beginning Thursday. It's baseball’s ninth work stoppage and the first since the strike that resulted in MLB canceling the 1994 World Series and playing a shortened 1995 season.
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- LaMarr Hoyt, the 1983 American League Cy Young for the Chicago White Sox, died Monday in Columbia, S.C., following a lengthy illness. He was 66.
- The Chicago White Sox saw plenty of Kendall Graveman during the ALDS. Now the reliever will try to help the Sox return to the postseason after agreeing to a three-year, $24 million deal. The Sox also brought back infielder/outfielder Leury García on a three-year, $16.5 million deal.
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Minnie Mi?oso: Leyenda de los Chicago White Sox propuesto al Salón de la Fama
Minnie Mi?oso: Leyenda de los Chicago White Sox propuesto al Salón de la Fama
Minnie Mi?oso, quien pasó parte de 12 temporadas con los Chicago White Sox, es uno de los 10 jugadoros en la boleta de la Era de los Días Dorados para el Salón de la Fama del Béisbol. Los resultados se darán a conocer el domingo. - A timeline of the stats, honors and accomplishments throughout Minnie Mi?oso’s major-league career.
- Minnie Mi?oso, who spent parts of 12 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, is one of 10 players on the Golden Days Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Results will be announced Sunday.
- The Chicago White Sox reportedly are on the verge of adding to their bullpen by signing Kendall Graveman. The reliever went 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 53 relief appearances for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros in 2021.
