Welcome to a new season of Chicago White Sox baseball. As always, we’ll be here to cover all 162 games for you, through bad times and who knows, maybe even some good.
I’ve had the honor of covering nine Opening Days now at South Side Sox, with a record of 3-5. Well, at least this one isn’t coming in July.
So, as we get to today’s lineups, notice anything at the top? Same 0-0 record, but the White Sox are in last place, Milwaukee in first. Sure, the NL Central is marshmallow soft, but that’s ridiculous (I know, I know, it’s a carryover from where the teams finished in 2025.)
Shane Smith takes the ball for his first career Opening Day start. As does Jacob Misiorowski for the Brewers. It would seem, however, advantage goes to the guy who throws 100 mph like a sneeze and then counters with an 80 mph yakker.
Chase Meidroth was incredibly prolific at the top of the order in Spring Training, so let’s hope he keeps it rolling. Colson Montgomery was dog food at the top of the order in Spring Training, so let’s hope that was a mirage. Andrew Benintendi is hitting cleanup, in case any of you are overly chuffed by Will Venable’s potential as a manager. Meanwhile Munetaka Murakami is hitting sixth, not dispelling any of the high-velo concerns he brought over with him from Japan.
Rub your eyes twice, but the major league outfield of the major league Chicago White Sox consists of Benintendi in left, Luisangel Acuña in center, and Everson Pereira in right. That is not the Charlotte Knights lineup; they play tomorrow night, possibly with a better outfield group than this one today.
Over on the other side, Jackson Chourio is out for the Brewers, which is a huge plus for our hopes of stealing an Opening Day win. ANDREW VAUGHN is hitting cleanup for Milwaukee, and would probably not mind one whit hitting a couple of bombs in his first game against his former team.
It’s something like 48° and falling in Milwaukee today, but that ain’t no thing for an indoor ballpark. But sorry, tailgaters, perhaps including our very own Hannah Filippo, Allie Wesel, Kristina Airdo and possibly even others.
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