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Yoán Moncada Signs 5-year, $70 Million Extension: Today In Sports History

On March 5th, 2020, the White Sox extended their young third baseman after a breakout 2019 season. Moncada finished 2019 with a .315 batting average and 25 home runs, hitting for an OPS of .915 and OPS+ of 140. Believe it or not, the Southside was trying to build a new core of players in order to compete. They signed Yasmani Grandal, José Abreu, Dallas Keuchel and prospect Luis Robert Jr. to multiyear extensions during the offseason, and gave Eloy Jiménez a six-year, $43 million deal the offseason prior. Ultimately, the White Sox didn't become the next big title contender in MLB. Moncada's deal had some highs and lows. His 2021 was very good, registering 4.1 bWAR. Since then, Moncada's been battling injuries every season. He played 92 games in 2023, and just 12 in 2024 with an abductor strain. Moncada joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2025, appearing in 84 games. Offensively he's still productive, rocking a 116 OPS+. But the best ability is availability, and half a season isn't a great sign. Currently, entering March 5th, 2026, Moncada is hit-less in Spring Training, going 0 for 13 with three walks and seven strikeouts.

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Season Spotlight: 2017 Nicky Delmonico

This one is personal so I figured it was appropriate to start this possible DYK series. Nicky Delmonico was electric in that quarter of a season he was up in the majors for. He was probably my first "favorite player". He had some really fun clutch moments as he was a surprising slugger who had a full season pace of 33 homers. He had an .850 OPS which equated to a 130 OPS+. 1.4 WAR in only 43 games. After this electric rookie season, he only got worse which hurt my little tween heart(until the sox started winning games), ending his career with three straight significantly below average seasons and retiring in 2020. He is currently our hitting coach for the AA team so at least he's still involved with the organization. Overall, 2017 Nicky Delmonico significantly influenced my future love for sports and for that I'll never forget him.

@ChuckieHussy

Eight Hours, Twenty Five Innings

On May 8, 1984, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers started a baseball game at Comiskey Park. They didn't finish it that night. AL rules said no inning could begin after 1:05 a.m. After 17 innings tied 3-3, the umpires called it. The teams reconvened the next afternoon on you guessed it, May 9, to keep playing. Eight more innings. Still tied. Then in the bottom of the 25th, with the score 6-6, White Sox DH Harold Baines crushed a Chuck Porter pitch into the right-center bleachers. Walk-off. Game over. Final: White Sox 7, Brewers 6. Total elapsed time: 8 hours, 6 minutes; the longest major-league game by time in history. Tom Seaver pitched the 25th and got the win. It was his 290th career victory; he'd been pitching long enough to have started his career 14 years before Baines was even drafted. Both teams had to play another full nine inning game right after the marathon ended. The Brewers won that one. So total baseball played in 26 hours: 34 innings.

@newyorkdepression

Murakami Makes History!

With Munetaka Murakami's home run vs the Brewers today, he is now one of four players to score 3 home runs in their first 3 games, joining Chase Delauter and Trevor Story with 4, and also Kyle Lewis, the only other with 3 in 3 (only only positive history the White Sox have made in a while lmao)