Watch: White Sox loyalist Pope Leo joins fans in MLB team's chants - Source: Imagn
The Chicago White Sox are unlikely to make the playoffs and are among the worst teams in baseball this year after a disastrous 2024 season that saw the franchise hit a new low.
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However, there has been a buzz among the White Sox fans and it has nothing to do with the team's performance this season. Former Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new pope earlier this year and the news gripped the baseball community after his connection with the White Sox was revealed.
Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, famously attended the Chicago White Sox's World Series Game 1 in 2005. His allegiance with the team has been solidified over the last few weeks with the newly appointed pope even rocking a White Sox hat last week.
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He showed his allegiance towards the American League Central team again this week after he joined White Sox fans in chanting the MLB team's name during his convoy at the Vatican.
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Chaitanya Prakash
Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.
Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.
While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.
Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.
When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.
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