In less than two months, the White Sox will make a decision on which player to take with the first pick in this year’s MLB draft. By that point, they might also find themselves in a position that’s felt like an unreachable mirage for the better part of this decade: first place.
With the record-breaking embarrassment of 2024’s 121 losses still fresh in the minds of Chicagoans, the ‘26 White Sox have not just crawled their way out of baseball’s basement, but they’ve soared through MLB’s lower tier and squarely into the thick of the playoff race. Entering play Thursday, they are one of five American League teams with a winning record, are two games clear of a postseason bid and just three games out of first place in the AL Central.
