White Sox A-Z: Takatsu to Thome

By Art Berke

Every Thursday we are paying tribute to White Sox standouts of the past, spotlighting a different letter of the alphabet each week.

Today we focus on four popular Sox whose last names begin with the letter T — Shingo Takatsu, Bobby Thigpen, Frank Thomas and Jim Thome.

Shingo Takatsu, RHP, White Sox (2004–2005), Mets

Japanese reliever Shingo Takatsu brought a lot of excitement to the White Sox in his short time with the club.

Known as Mr. Zero in Japan for his many unblemished performances for the Yakut Swallows in championship games, Takatsu saved a Japanese-record 273 games before signing with the Sox prior to the 2004 season, becoming the first player from his country to play for…