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2018 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Guaranteed Rate Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Record | 62–100 (.383) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Rick Hahn | |
Managers | Rick Renteria | |
Television | NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports Chicago+ WGN-TV [1] (Jason Benetti, Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone, Tom Paciorek) | |
Radio | WGN-AM Chicago White Sox Radio Network (Ed Farmer, Jason Benetti, Darrin Jackson) WRTO-AM (Spanish) (Hector Molina, Billy Russo) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2018 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 119th season in Chicago and 118th in the American League. It marked the second season with Rick Renteria as manager of the Sox. The Sox played their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field. After losing to the Red Sox on August 30 they clinched their sixth consecutive losing season and their 11th year without a postseason spot. They began their season on March 29 against the Kansas City Royals and finished the season on September 30 against the Minnesota Twins.
At 62–100, the White Sox finished four games ahead of the last-place Royals, had the third worst record in the league, and 29 games behind the Cleveland Indians; it was their first 100-loss season since 1970.
It was the final season for long time PBP announcer Ken Harrelson who retired before the end of the season, and the second of the last for broadcasts on long time FTA broadcaster WGN-TV, the 2018–19 offseason was when it was announced that NBC Sports Chicago, the team's cable partner, will become the de facto official station of the team effective Opening Day 2020 with more game broadcasts there. No plans are yet to be made regarding the team's future free-to-air television broadcasts, through.
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2018 White Sox Spring Training Game Log: 17–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road 1–2)
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March: 13–10 (Home: 6–5 ; Away: 7–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Tie Bold = White Sox team member, SS=Spilt Squad #=Game Was Not Televised In the Chicago Market |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49–32 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13 | 49–32 | 29–52 |
Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 27 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 29 | 30–51 | 32–49 |
Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 33 | 32–49 | 26–55 |
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Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 |
Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 |
Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | .562 |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | +3 |
Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 |
Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 |
Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 |
Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35 |
Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 39 |
Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 50 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member |
Final Stats
Players in bold are on the active roster as of the 2022 season.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage;
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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José Abreu | 128 | 499 | 68 | 132 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 2 | 37 | 109 | .265 | .325 | .473 |
Tim Anderson | 153 | 567 | 77 | 136 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 64 | 26 | 30 | 149 | .240 | .281 | .406 |
Welington Castillo | 49 | 170 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 46 | .259 | .304 | .406 |
Ryan Cordell | 19 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .108 | .125 | .216 |
Matt Davidson | 123 | 434 | 51 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 52 | 165 | .228 | .319 | 419 |
Nick Delmonico | 88 | 284 | 31 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 80 | .215 | .296 | .373 |
Adam Engel | 143 | 429 | 49 | 101 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 129 | .235 | .279 | .336 |
Avisaíl García | 93 | 356 | 47 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 102 | .236 | .281 | .438 |
Leury García | 82 | 255 | 23 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 69 | .271 | .303 | .376 |
Dustin Garneau | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
Alfredo González | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Ryan LaMarre | 33 | 66 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .303 | .324 | .485 |
Yoán Moncada | 149 | 578 | 73 | 136 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 12 | 67 | 217 | .235 | .315 | .400 |
Omar Narváez | 97 | 280 | 30 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 65 | .275 | .366 | .429 |
Daniel Palka | 124 | 417 | 56 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 67 | 2 | 30 | 153 | .240 | .294 | .484 |
José Rondón | 42 | 100 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .230 | .280 | .470 |
Tyler Saladino | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
Yolmer Sánchez | 155 | 600 | 62 | 145 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 14 | 49 | 138 | .242 | .306 | .372 |
Matt Skole | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .273 | .385 | .545 |
Kevan Smith | 52 | 171 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .292 | .348 | .380 |
Trayce Thompson | 48 | 121 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 46 | .116 | .163 | .215 |
Charlie Tilson | 41 | 106 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 20 | .264 | .331 | .292 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .050 | .050 | .050 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5523 | 656 | 1332 | 259 | 40 | 182 | 639 | 98 | 425 | 1594 | .241 | .302 | .401 |
Final stats
Players in bold are on the active roster as of the 2022 season.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Luis Avilán | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 46 |
Chris Beck | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Aaron Bummer | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
Ryan Burr | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Xavier Cedeño | 2 | 0 | 2.84 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Dylan Covey | 5 | 14 | 5.18 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 121.2 | 129 | 81 | 70 | 52 | 91 |
Tyler Danish | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Matt Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Danny Farquhar | 1 | 1 | 5.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Caleb Frare | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Jace Fry | 2 | 3 | 4.38 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 51.1 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 70 |
Carson Fulmer | 2 | 4 | 8.07 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 32.1 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 29 |
Lucas Giolito | 10 | 13 | 6.13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 173.1 | 166 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 125 |
Jeanmar Gómez | 0 | 2 | 4.68 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 27 |
Miguel González | 0 | 3 | 12.41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.1 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
Ian Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Greg Infante | 1 | 1 | 8.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Nate Jones | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 30.0 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
Michael Kopech | 1 | 1 | 5.02 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14.1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
Reynaldo López | 7 | 10 | 3.91 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 188.2 | 165 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 151 |
Juan Minaya | 2 | 2 | 3.28 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 46.2 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 58 |
Carlos Rodón | 6 | 8 | 4.18 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 120.2 | 97 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 90 |
Bruce Rondón | 2 | 3 | 8.49 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 29.2 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 40 |
José Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Hector Santiago | 6 | 3 | 4.41 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 102.0 | 101 | 54 | 50 | 60 | 103 |
Rob Scahill | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
James Shields | 7 | 16 | 4.53 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 204.2 | 190 | 115 | 103 | 78 | 154 |
Joakim Soria | 0 | 3 | 2.56 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 38.2 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 |
Thyago Vieira | 1 | 1 | 7.13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
Chris Volstad | 1 | 5 | 6.27 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 | 65 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 29 |
Team Totals | 62 | 100 | 4.83 | 162 | 162 | 34 | 1437.0 | 1404 | 848 | 771 | 653 | 1259 |
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The 2023 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 123rd season and its 24th at Comerica Park. This was the Tigers' third season under manager A. J. Hinch. The regular season began on March 30 and ended on October 1. This was the final season for long-time Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, who announced he would retire from playing. The Tigers finished with a 78–84 record, second place in the AL Central behind the Minnesota Twins, and failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
The 2023 New York Yankees season was the 121st season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season on March 30 against the San Francisco Giants at home and finished the season on the road against the Kansas City Royals. They entered the season as the defending AL East champions.