Amid another miserable season, the Chicago White Sox finally snapped one of the strangest droughts in baseball history.
Not only did the White Sox extend their four-game win streak, but they did so in improbable fashion.
Trailing 3-1 after the eighth inning, Chicago put three runs on the board in the ninth to secure the victory. But before Wednesday night, the White Sox lost 205 consecutive games when trailing after the eighth inning.
Despite Chicago’s recent streak, the comeback win only marked the team’s 52nd of the entire season. The White Sox now hold a 52-88 record, sitting 28.5 games out of first place in the American League Central.
Chicago has also already put together a season, albeit another rough one, that has significantly improved upon 2024’s historically awful 41-121 campaign. Last year, the White Sox set a new MLB record for the most losses in a season, surpassing the 120 losses endured by the expansion 1962 New York Mets.
Will Chicago’s late-season respectability carry over into 2026? That remains to be seen, but White Sox fans can at least take solace in the end of one of the strangest skids imaginable.
