Mike Axisa

5 days ago | thepress.net | Mike Axisa

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5 days ago | thepress.net | Mike Axisa

Skubal has struck out 50 batters in his last 37 innings pitched

5 days ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

On Thursday, cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American elected pope. Prevost, 69, is a Chicago native. He chose Leo XIV as his papal name. After some initial confusion, Prevost was confirmed to be a White Sox fan by his brother, John. He's not a Cubs fan. In fact, Prevost is such a big White Sox fan that he was at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series at what is now known as Rate Field.

5 days ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

One day after Boston Red Sox DH Rafael Devers said it was "not an appropriate decision by them to ask" him to play first base in the wake of Triston Casas' season-ending knee injury, team executives met with their franchise player in Kansas City. Owner John Henry, CEO Sam Kennedy, and CBO Craig Breslow made the trip, and Henry and Devers met one-on-one.

5 days ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

The reigning AL Cy Young winner has been the most dominant pitcher in baseball the last few weeks. Friday night, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal struck out 12 Texas Rangers in seven innings, pushing his ERA down to 2.08. He allowed a run on two singles and did not walk a batter. The Tigers beat the Rangers (DET 2, TEX 1) for their fifth straight win, and eighth in their last nine games. Skubal recorded those 12 strikeouts Friday thanks to an incredible 32 swings and misses.