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Chicago White Sox Rescue a Pit Bull Named Leo Ahead of 'Dog Day!'

The Chicago White Sox, among the worst teams in baseball this season on the field, are receiving praise for what they've done off of it. On Tuesday, the White Sox unveiled "Leo," a pitbull rescue dog, ahead of "Dog Day" at the stadium.

Brady Farkas

Chicago White Sox Rescue a Pit Bull Named Leo Ahead of 'Dog Day!'
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The Chicago White Sox are 8-21 this season. They are one of the biggest disappointments in the league, having dealt with injuries, underperformance and in Luis Robert's case, lack of hustle. 

But off the field, the Sox are receiving praise on Tuesday. The team unveiled 'Leo," a rescued pitbull puppy that is serving as the team's "pup correspondent" during "Dog Day" at the stadium.

The White Sox tweeted a picture of Leo saying "Leo, a Pitbull rescue, is the team's first official four-legged #SoxSocial correspondent for tonight's celebration of Dog Day."

He's a dog with a gray body and a white face. He also wears a White Sox bandana and wore a Sox jersey.

The team received praise on social media from members of the baseball media who are also canine enthusiasts.

Alanna Rizzo of the MLB Network tweeted:

"@Now the @whitesox are WINNERS for doing this! Thank you so much for rescuing a pit bull! They get such a horrendous rep but are wonderful dogs! Adoption & rescuing saves lives! Well done, White Sox!!!"

Kyle Glaser of Baseball America echoed those sentiments:

"We've adopted and rescued two pit bulls. They truly are amazing, smart, sweet, playful dogs that have been wonderful additions to our family. I echo Alanna here in encouraging everyone to adopt. Great job White Sox."

This is the second great dog-related news we've covered here in the last week: The Phillies adopted a rescue pup named "Major" and are training him so he can be paired with a veteran.

The White Sox play the Twins tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
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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