Joe Santoro

Joe Santoro

Veteran sports reporter and columnist for five decades. Covered NFL, major league baseball as well as NCAA football, basketball and baseball and high school sports for newspapers, magazines and web sites in six different states. A life-long Chicago White Sox fan ever since witnessing my first game at the original Comiskey Park in 1963.

Chicago White Sox v Cleveland Guardians

White Sox: Don't be fooled by this recent surge of winning

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Garrett Crochet should return to the Chicago White Sox bullpen in the coming weeks.

This White Sox season is now all about positive thinking and looking ahead

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Luke Appling finished second in the 1943 American League Most Valuable Player voting.

White Sox's most explosive inning buried Senators in 1943

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Manager Ted Lyons' 1948 White Sox won just seven of their first 30 games.

White Sox's dreadful start bringing back painful memories of 75 years ago

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Tim Anderson has played in just 11 games so far this season for the Chicago White Sox.

This might actually be the reason the Chicago White Sox are so bad

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Tony La Russa's 1983 Chicago White Sox recovered from slow start to win division title.

White Sox went from losing ugly to winning ugly in 1983

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Pedro Grifol has lost eight of his first 13 games as a major league manager.

The White Sox are stuck in a never ending groundhog day existence

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Eloy Jimenez of the Chicago White Sox (left) is back on the injured list again.

Jimenez just might be a throwback White Sox player after all

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Apr 3, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Michael Kopech (34) reacts

Grifol might have sent White Sox baseball back a century in home opener

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Chicago White Sox v Houston Astros

Split in Houston gives the White Sox a promising start to season

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Michael Kopech is scheduled to start the Chicago White Sox's home opener on Monday.

5 most memorable White Sox home openers over last 100 seasons

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Jose Abreu will be in a Houston Astros uniform on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox.

Lots of star Chicago White Sox 1B came back to haunt them after leaving

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Jerry Manuel (left) is the last Chicago White Sox manager to start his career with an Opening Day victory.

These 13 Chicago White Sox rookie managers won on Opening Day

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Chicago White Sox v San Diego Padres

5 reasons to question the 2023 Chicago White Sox's improvement

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Gavin Sheets, right, has hit 26 home runs over the past two seasons with the Chicago White Sox.

This Chicago White Sox player is likely the best trade chip

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Chicago White Sox outfielder Micker Adolfo hit .435 with nine RBI in spring training in 2021.

Chicago White Sox fans have learned not to trust spring training sensations

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