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On Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost— a lifelong fan of the team who attended the 2005 World Series —was elected Pope Leo XIV. Five days later, eight of the team's former players banned in the "Black Sox" scandal were posthumously reinstated from their lifetime suspensions.
Recently resurfaced footage has revealed that Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series in Chicago wearing Chicago White Sox gear.
A story you may have heard claims Pope Leo XIV was caught on camera attending the 2005 World Series. It's true. Robert Prevost was clearly seen on the Fox broadcast during Game 1 of the World Series between his beloved Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros.
There were 41,206 people inside what then was known as U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Oct . 22, 2005, when the White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 in Game 1 of the World Series.Photographic evidence spread on social media Friday shows that Robert Prevost,
No team lately has been more in need of good news than the White Sox, and learning you have a friend and fan in the Vatican is about as good as it gets.
Pope Leo was spotted at the 2005 World Series, a rare moment of triumph for the pride of Chicago’s South Side.
The Chicago Cubs and White Sox will renew acquaintances this weekend, and the history of the Crosstown Classic has been a vivid one.
Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost, became the first American pope on Thursday. He's also also a long-suffering Chicago sports fan.
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The world has been trying to learn the details of Cardinal Robert Prevost's life ever since he was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. One fun tidbit we stumbled across is that Pope Leo may have at least passing knowledge of the Houston Astros' Killer B's of the early 2000s.
The Lake Forest native and journeyman outfielder is providing a steadying presence through the growing pains of a rebuild.
Lemon played in the majors from 1975 to 1990, making his debut with the White Sox at 20. He spent the last nine years of his career, beginning in 1982, with the Tigers.