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American baseball player (born 2000)
Parker Chase Messick is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles. He made his MLB debut in 2025 and was named to his first All-Star game in 2026.
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American baseball player (born 2003)
Hagen Boyd Smith is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the White Sox in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft.
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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. The club plays its home games at Rate Field, which is located on Chicago's South Side. They are one of two MLB teams based in Chicago, alongside the National League (NL)'s Chicago Cubs. The White Sox are known as the "South Siders", a reference to the location of their home park.
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Former Bullard Panther Hagen Smith became the first rookie pitcher to start multiple Game 1s in MLB history on Saturday.
Photos from Game 1 of the Chicago White Sox’s AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians on Oct. 3, 2026, at Progressive Field.
After facing each other 13 times in the regular season as AL Central rivals, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians meet in the Division Series.