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After newly signed free agent slugger Albert Belle was introduced during the 1997 SoxFest ceremonies at the downtown Hyatt Regency, then-Chicago White Sox general manager Ron Schueler was asked how he convinced Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to shell out $50 million.
"I guess the black player who made you rich over there and holds all your records is forgettable!" the Hall of Famer wrote on X.
The Chicago White Sox rung in the first day of Black History Month with a post honoring their Black players and managers — with one glaring omission.
Sunday was a day of action across Major League Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox were left in an in-between state. Trading Jordan Hicks to the Chicago White Sox
Jordan Hicks arrived in Boston as part of a salary-dump trade last June, and departed the same way Sunday, when the Red Sox dealt him and pitching prospect David Sandlin to the Chicago White Sox for pitching prospect Gage Ziehl.
CHICAGO — White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay spent the past two years in Japan pitching for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and got a good look at Munetaka Murakami in the opposing batter's box. The Japanese slugger brings some much-needed pop to Chicago's lineup, and Kay looks forward to seeing the impact Murakami has on their new team.