Chicago White Sox News and Rumors

Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules

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Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia says he didn't know it was illegal to spit on the ball, the way he did Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.

Doug Padilla, ESPN.com

The Chicago White Sox made it official Friday afternoon, reinstating John Danks from the disabled list.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers have placed right-hander Derek Lowe on unconditional release waivers and signed utility man Mark Teahen (TEA-en) to a minor league contract.

Scott Merkin, MLB.com

Jerry Reinsdorf has said one of the biggest highlights of his 33-year career as owner of the White Sox came when Paul Konerko handed him the baseball from the final out of the 2005 World Series-clinching Game 4.

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

Koji Uehara came on in the eighth inning and retired the White Sox in order. He was a little fired up when he returned to the dugout, where Shane Victorino got caught looking.Read more...

Ian Browne, MLB.com

Clay Buchholz remained unbeaten (7-0) with seven strong innings and David Ortiz knocked in two first-inning runs to help the Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox in Chicago on Wednesday.

Doug Padilla, ESPN.com

Adam Dunn's acting debut is scheduled to hit movie screens this fall as the Chicago White Sox power hitter found out he made the final cut of a film that could generate some Oscar buzz.

Ethan Asofsky, MLB.com

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz may have broken up Jose Quintana's no-hitter with his one-out single in the seventh, but White Sox starters continued their success against Boston's lineup in a 3-1 win on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Melissa Isaacson, ESPN.com

Jerry Reinsdorf confirmed Tuesday a published report that he has recommended to his sons a family succession plan that includes selling its interest in the Chicago White Sox, but he emphasized the decision won't be up to him.

Ian Browne, MLB.com

Jon Lester kept getting two outs, only to give up a big hit after that. The offense kept knocking on the door, and the one big hit that would have changed the game never came. It added up to a 6-4 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in the open…

Ian Browne, MLB.com

As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset.

Scott Merkin, MLB.com

The White Sox have not officially set their starting rotation for this weekend's series against the Marlins, but there's a strong possibility that John Danks could make his 2013 big league debut Friday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jason Vargas scattered four hits through seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Angels coaxed a pair of bases-loaded walks out of Jake Peavy in the fourth inning of a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

William Boor, MLB.com

Angels slugger Josh Hamilton was initially in Saturday's lineup -- batting fifth and playing right field -- but he was scratched less than two hours before the scheduled game against the White Sox. Then he entered in the seventh inning.

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Your browser does not support iframes. That's correct. Prior to the White Sox 3-0 win over the Angels Friday night in Anaheim, there was a "milk the cow" competition right down on field between Chicago reliever Nate Jones and Los Angeles relie…

Scott Merkin, MLB.com

White Sox left-hander Chris Sale struck out 12 and gave up just three hits over 7 2/3 innings to defeat the Angels for the second time this week. Alex Rios and Adam Dunn homered in Chicago's 3-0 victory.

David Brown, yahoo.com

Jeff Keppinger of the Chicago White Sox had gone 0 for the 2013 season when it came to drawing a walk, until he finally took a pitch for ball four in his 141st plate appearance Thursday night. Keppinger's timing, if not his frequency, was terrific. His …

Lyle Spencer, MLB.com

The Angels and White Sox, two of the sport's heaviest disappointments through the first quarter of the season, are sharing Angel Stadium through Sunday, and both have reasons to believe there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Nate Sandell, MLB.com

Adam Dunn homered twice and Dayan Viciedo added a solo shot, powering the White Sox to a series victory.

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

Have a baseball road trip coming up? Well, in a bid to help you with your upcoming journeys, Big League Stew has solicited the help of the locals. Over the next month or so, we'll be hitting up our usual guest blogger crew to feature 10 tips for enjoyin…

Adam Berry, MLB.com

White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers was convinced he tagged out Justin Morneau not once, but twice, in the fifth inning of Chicago's 4-2 win over Minnesota on Tuesday. The replays seem to back him up, too.