Welcome back to White Sox baseball, everyone!
We’ve survived the lockout and a wild offseason, but what better way to kick off the 2022 season than with a spring Crosstown matchup? Today the White Sox play the Chicago Cubs in a split-squad showdown in Arizona.
We will see White Sox pitcher Wes Benjamin on the mound, against Ben Holmes for the Cubs. The White Sox acquired Benjamin this year from the Texas Rangers, where he had floated between Triple-A and the majors last year, getting the Danny Mendick treatment while putting up a rough 8.