CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox nice Paul Konerko obtained a gift from one No. 14 to a different in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the 2005 World Sequence championship run: a jersey signed by famous Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, offered Konerko a jersey with the brand new pontiff’s signature on the again throughout a ceremony previous to the sport in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians. It had the six-time All-Star’s final title and “Pope Leo” above the No. 14.
Robert Prevost turned the primary pope from the U.S. within the historical past of the Catholic Church when he was elected on Could 8. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the title Leo XIV, is a White Sox fan.
Prevost attended the 2005 World Sequence opener in opposition to Houston in Chicago. He watched from Part 140, Row 19, Seat 2 because the White Sox beat the Astros 5-3 on the way in which to a four-game sweep and their first title since 1917.
In Could, the staff unveiled a graphic set up close to the seat paying tribute to Pope Leo and that second. The pillar art work incorporates a waving Pope Leo XIV, together with an image from the TV broadcast of the longer term pope sitting with good good friend Ed Schmit and his grandson, Eddie.
Members of the 2005 staff are in Chicago this weekend to have fun the twentieth anniversary of the championship run. The White Sox debuted uniform patches honoring late nearer Bobby Jenks, who died final week in Portugal, the place he was being handled for abdomen most cancers. On Friday, the staff unveiled a statue of former ace Mark Buehrle.