White Sox complete amazing turnaround with historic playoff clincher

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 24, 2026 · 281 words · By Dylan Svoboda

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The White Sox made baseball history with their unbelievable playoff berth.

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What happened

The White Sox made baseball history with their unbelievable playoff berth.

Why it matters

After clinching an American League postseason spot on Thursday, the Southsiders became the first team ever to reach the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.

Common ground

Chicago had, in fact, been even worse than that in recent years, losing at least 100 games in each of the last three seasons, including a modern MLB record of 121 losses in 2024.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “losing at least 100 games in each of the last three seasons, including a modern MLB record of 121 losses in 2024.”

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Sporting News, CBS Sports, and EssentiallySports all confirm the 2024 season record of 121 losses as a modern-era MLB record, and EssentiallySports confirms the three consecutive 100-loss seasons (including 2023).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 127th season in Chicago, their 126th in the American League and their 36th at Rate Field. The White Sox improved on their 60–102 record from the previo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Chicago_White_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based on the South Side of Chicago. They are one of eight charter members of the American League, having played in Chicago since the inaugural 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_White_S…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of seasons completed by the Chicago White Sox, originally known as the Chicago White Stockings, professional baseball franchise. They have played in the American League from their incep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_seas…

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Claim 2: “It’s the first time the White Sox will play postseason baseball since 2021, when they won the AL Central after going 93-69 during the regular season.”

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The claim that the franchise's first home playoff game since 2021 occurred in the current context is supported by web search results. While the specific 93-69 record isn't explicitly detailed in the snippets, the 2021 date is corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1919 Chicago White Sox season was their 19th season in the American League. They won 88 games to advance to the World Series but lost to the Cincinnati Reds. More significantly, some of the player…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox

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Claim 3: “They’re also just the third MLB team to lose 100 games and make the postseason a year later.”

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While one source (Curt Bloom) explicitly states they are the third team to reach the playoffs in a full season after losing 100 the year before, other sources only mention they are the first to do it after *two* consecutive 100-loss seasons. There is not enough independent corroboration for the 'third team' specific stat.

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Claim 4: “White Sox manager Will Venable said according to MLB.com. “That can carry you a long way … These guys continue to believe and whatever the ending is to this one, we all can agree that from the beginning, this group has as much self-belief as any group I’ve seen.””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific quote attributed to Will Venable.

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Claim 5: “The White Sox will finish up the regular season with three games at home against the Rockies.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the final three games against the Rockies.

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Claim 6: “The Guardians, who beat the Red Sox, 1-0, on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, are one game up on the White Sox in the AL Central at 83-76.”

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Web search results confirm the Guardians and White Sox are within one game of each other in the AL Central and that the Guardians beat the Red Sox 1-0.

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web search NEUTRAL — AL Central. Chicago White Sox Team Logo Chicago White SoxChi White Sox.Latest News. White Sox-Guardians ALDS Game 1 FAQ, lineups (1 p.m. ET, TBS/HBO Max).
https://www.mlb.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Cleveland guardians and Chicago white Sox are within in one game of each other. Cleveland is leading the Divison but the Sox own the tiebreaker it just takes one Clevlend loss and one Sox win for …
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxuDypy9ituKP0d_rTiW4Mv2WYoJD…

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web search NEUTRAL — What the Cleveland Guardians need after Red Sox delay Cleveland’s celebration. The Sporting News. Clinched.Red Sox: Host the Chicago Cubs for a doubleheader on Friday. The Sox had not named a starter …
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardians-clinch-playoff-s…

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Claim 7: “which is 22 more victories than they had in 2025”

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Wikipedia (2026 Chicago White Sox season) states the team improved on their 60-102 record from the previous season. 82 wins minus 60 wins equals 22 more victories.

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web search NEUTRAL — — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 22, 2026. His enthusiasm also shows up in the field. Antonacci — who has made no errors — usually plays left, but he has started three games at second base and al…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7373690/2026/06/19/chicago-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The White Sox went 7-0 against Baltimore this season. It is the first time in franchise history Chicago has swept a season series of at least seven games against any team, according to the Elias Sport…
https://wtop.com/sports/2021/07/engels-hr-in-10th-propels-wh…

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web search NEUTRAL — The White Sox are 3-22 in their last 25 games, while being outscored 157-83, against the Twins. They have lost 13 straight at Target Field. Up next. Rookie RHP David Festa (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his th…
https://apnews.com/article/twins-white-sox-score-d02f142c645…

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Claim 8: “Chicago holds the tiebreaker over Cleveland”

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Multiple sources (including a specific report on the 'Tiebreaker Problem') confirm the White Sox hold the tiebreaker over the Guardians.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chicago White Sox hold the tiebreaker with the Guardians if they finish tied atop the AL Central Division.The Texas Rangers are one of the teams in the running for such a position, as well, and th…
https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Because the White Sox hold the tiebreaker after winning the season series, the Guardians must finish with a better record to win the Central. Cleveland entered the weekend with a one-game lead.
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/guardians-clinch-tiebreak…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chicago White Sox hold the division tiebreaker, meaning they would win the AL Central if they finish with an identical record to the Guardians. What is at stake in the final two games?
https://azat.tv/en/guardians-royals-recap-sep-26-2026/

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Claim 9: “After Thursday’s playoff-clinching 9-1 win over the Royals, Chicago sits at 82-77”

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The Athletic reports that a 9-1 win over the Royals locked the White Sox into the playoffs with a record of 82-77.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 125th season in Chicago, their 124th in the American League and their 34th at Rate Field. It was their first full season under general manager Chris Ge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chicago_White_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Ryan Getz (born August 30, 1983) is an American professional baseball executive and former player. A second baseman, Getz played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Kansas …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Getz

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Claim 10: “the Southsiders became the first team ever to reach the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.”

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Multiple independent sources (TKC Group/Newsday, AP, and Curt Bloom/Barons radio) confirm the White Sox became the first MLB team to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons.

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