- Pope Leo XIV — a Chicago native and noted White Sox fan — sent a letter from the Vatican to chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, offering thanks and blessings just before the playoffs.
- He tied the team to his "Life in Abundance" message, calling sport a "school of life" and saying he hopes the Sox foster friendship and solidarity.
- The pope previously posed with a White Sox cap (after the team gave him one), and Chicago’s Sox now head to Houston to open the AL Wild Card Series against the Astros.
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