Behind the bat of Munetaka Murakami and the arm of Grant Taylor, the White Sox took Game 1 of the 2026 ALDS over the Guardians.
Michael Malcom-Bjorklund
Michael Malcom-Bjorklund
Michael Malcom-Bjorklund is a veteran journalist with 16 years of experience and another 13 as a high school journalism adviser. A lifelong White Sox fan, Malcom-Bjorklund's fondest memory is obviously the 2005 World Series run and attending ballgames since the old park in 1983. Malcom-Bjorklund currently resides in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a wife and two college-age sons.
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White Sox 7, Astros 3: Meidroth’s blast lifts South Siders to ALDS
by Michael Malcom-Bjorklund 4 minutes readSean Burke gave the White Sox a strong start, and Chase Meidroth was a late hero in the White Sox’ first postseason series win since 2005.
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Call it divine intervention. Call it resilience. Call it loose. Call it relentless. Call it whatever you want, but call it a White Sox winner. It had been 1,815 days …
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Sox 3, Tigers 1: Vargas, Burke lift Sox to a must-win victory
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White Sox 6, Cardinals 5: Grichuk’s ninth-inning blast propels Sox to come-from-behind victory
by Michael Malcom-Bjorklund 4 minutes readThe way the Chicago White Sox were playing, their only victories as of late had come courtesy of whoever beat the Houston Astros and Cleveland Guardians. But on a night …
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White Sox 10, Twins 1: Bats come alive, leading to dominating series win
by Michael Malcom-Bjorklund 4 minutes readThere was a stretch early in Sunday night’s game when the White Sox simply couldn’t cash in. By the time it ended, those early troubles seemed so far away. Despite …
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Twins 6, White Sox 4: Murakami, Montgomery blasts not enough as Kay falters
by Michael Malcom-Bjorklund 5 minutes readNothing comes easy for the 2026 Chicago White Sox. Even on a night when Munetaka Murakami broke out of his 1-for-24 slump with a two-run blast in the first inning, …

