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Major League Baseball franchise
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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Major League Baseball postseason series
The Division Series (DS) is the quarterfinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball, featuring the American League Division Series (ALDS) and the National League Division Series (NLDS). Under the current format, the top-two division winners in each league play best-of-five series against the two winners of the Wild Card Series from each league. The winners of the Division Series then advance to the League Championship Series for their respective league.
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CLEVELAND -- Take a look at any media coverage in Japan this weekend, and Munetaka Murakami’s performance with the White Sox is sure to be featured. “Yeah, of course. It’s big news,” former big leaguer Kazuo Matsui told MLB.com Saturday evening at Progressive Field. “Huge in Japan.”
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series.
The Guardians started their postseason run at Progressive Field against the White Sox while Browns' 3-1 start has Cleveland fans hyped.