A stakeholder — and next owner — of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he'd "love to" throw a season opening first pitch in the future — "schedule permitting."

An especially rewarding day took place for the Shomon family Nov. 20. It had nothing to do with swing decisions or turning around a 100 mph fastball – nothing in relation to Derek Shomon’s new position as White Sox Major League hitting coach.

As Dylan Cease cashes in on a massive free agent deal, the White Sox return from San Diego deserves a closer look.

Ishbia said the pontiff was receptive to his invitation. But Opening Day with Pope Leo on the mound? You'd better get in line now.

On Wednesday, the Mets signed left-handed pitcher Anderson Severino to a minor-league contract, according to the transactions log on his official MLB.com roster page. Severino, 31, has spent the last three years pitching in Venezuela, Mexico and the Dominican Republic after leaving the Chicago White Sox organization at the end of the 2022 season.

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In October, it was announced that the Astros' pitching coach Bill Murphy would be departing from the franchise to begin a new chapter of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This was disappointing news for fans,