Birmingham Barons win their second consecutive Southern League championship

The Birmingham Barons, Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, won the Southern League championship on Thursday for the second consecutive season.

Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees | New York Yankees/GettyImagesEven though the Chicago White Sox will be watching playoff baseball from their couches this season, the same cannot be said about the Double-A affiliate Birmingham Barons.

Coming off a championship run in 2024, the Barons finished with the best record in the Southern League at 81-57 and cruised to another playoff appearance in 2025.

The team’s success was largely led their pitching staff, as the Barons finished dead last in the Southern League in home runs, and 6th out of eight…