White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet to make 1st career start on Opening Day
The hard-throwing Crochet has made 72 career appearances, but all have come in relief.
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The hard-throwing Crochet has made 72 career appearances, but all have come in relief.
Cease was previously announced as the Opening Day starter for White Sox.
CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris sat down with the first-time general manager in Arizona to ask just how much better one of the worst defenses a year ago could be this season.
Justin Steele pitched three innings in his spring debut for the Cubs Friday
The Sox also beat the Kansas City Royals in a split-squad game Thursday, by a score of 6-1.
The White Sox had just four hits in the game, including a solo homer by Tim Elko.
The 32-year-old Stassi missed all of last season taking care of his son Jackson, who was born premature and weight only 1.5 pounds.
Benintendi, who signed the largest contract in total money in White Sox history, said he dealt with some nagging injuries last season.
Nicky Lopez looked like the starter at second base and could see some time at shortstop as well.
Owner Jerry Reinsdorf is seeking to move the team from Guaranteed Rate Field in Bridgeport to the South Loop.
For Cubs manager Craig Counsell, it was a chance to make a true first impression as the new skipper.
He led the league in walks on the way to a career-high 5.43 earned run average, but he sees this spring as a clean sheet.
When the Nationals let Fedde, a former first round pick, go after the 2022 season, he bounced back with the best season of his career. It just happened to come overseas in Korea.
For the Cubs, expectations are playoffs or bust, despite Cody Bellinger remaining unsigned. For the White Sox, it's a chance to turn the page on last year.
Pitchers and catchers for the Cubs and White Sox will have their first workouts on Wednesday.
