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Chicago White Sox Enter Record Books Because of Offensive Futility in Early Going

It's going bad on the South Side of Chicago in the early going, and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better. The White Sox just tied a dubious mark in history that has stood for more than 100 years after another loss on Monday night.

Brady Farkas

Sep 26, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (23) singles
Sep 26, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (23) singles / Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
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After another shutout loss on Monday night, the Chicago White Sox have entered an unfortunate group in baseball history.

The Sox were beaten by the Kansas City Royals on Monday night, 2-0, to fall to a dreadful 2-14 this year.

Per Codify Baseball on social media:

The only teams in MLB history to be shut out 6 times in the first 16 games of a regular season:

1907 Brooklyn Superbas
2024 Chicago White Sox

It's bad on the South Side and it doesn't appear set to get any better. Chicago is in a clear rebuilding phase and it's made worse by the fact that the team has seen Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert Jr. and Yoan Moncada hit the injured list already this season. Jimenez is now back, and the team has signed veteran Tommy Pham, so perhaps that will help jumpstart the lifeless offense.

Chicago finished fourth in the American League Central last season and they certainly appear poised to finish there - or worse - again in 2024. In fact, at this point, the White Sox look like they'll be battling with the Colorado Rockies to avoid the worst record in the entire sport.

Chicago mustered just four hits in the Monday loss and six of the nine starters in the lineup have batting averages under .200.

The White Sox will look to break out on Tuesday night when they host the Royals again. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET as Royals' starter Brady Singer (2-0, 0.98 ERA) goes up against Jonathan Cannon. It will be his Major League debut.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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