2020 Chicago White Sox season

Rule changes For the 2020 season, MLB instituted several new rule changes including the following: • Single trade deadline – there will no longer be a waiver trade deadline later in the year. • 26-man roster – rosters will expand from 25 players, but no team may carry more than 13 pitchers. • Three-batter minimum for pitchers - a pitcher must face three batters in a game before they can be removed unless there is an injury or the end of an inning. Further rule changes came into effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic including the use of the DH in the National League, a shortened schedule, and starting extra innings with a runner at second base. Transactions • November 21, 2019: Catcher Yasmani Grandal signed as a free agent by the White Sox to a four-year, $73 million contract. • November 22, 2019: 1st Baseman José Abreu signed a three-year contract extension worth $50 million with the White Sox. • December 2, 2019: Catcher James McCann signed a one-year extension with the White Sox. • December 10, 2019: White Sox trade outfielder Steele Walker to the Texas Rangers for outfielder Nomar Mazara. • December 20, 2019: LHP Gio González signed as a free agent by the White Sox to a one-year, $5 million contract. • December 30, 2019: LHP Dallas Keuchel signed as a free agent by the White Sox to a three-year, $55.5 million contract. • January 2, 2020: Outfielder Luis Robert signed a six-year contract extension worth $50 million with the White Sox. • January 9, 2020: 1B-DH Edwin Encarnación signed as a free agent by the White Sox to a one-year, $12 million contract. • January 14, 2020: RHP Steve Cishek signed as a free agent by the White Sox to a one-year, $6 million contract. ==Regular season==

On August 13, the White Sox were supposed to play the first ever MLB at Field of Dreams game against the New York Yankees at a temporary 8,000 seat ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa before the pandemic came. MLB then announced the shortened season and that the AL and NL will play against each other in the same division which took the Yankees off the matchup. Then on July 1, MLB announced that the St. Louis Cardinals would replace the Yankees for the game. Then in late July, a majority of Cardinals players and coaches tested positive for COVID-19. The MLB announced on August 3 that the Field of Dreams game would be rescheduled to August 12, 2021. Game log Season standings American League Central American League Wild Card Record against opponents Detailed records Achievements • In the fifth inning of their August 16 game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the White Sox hit four consecutive home runs (Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu, and Eloy Jimenez), becoming the tenth team in major league history to do so and only the 2nd time it has happened in franchise history. • On August 22 and 23, José Abreu tied an MLB record by hitting a home run in 4 straight at-bats against the Chicago Cubs. Abreu hit three Home Runs in his 3 at-bats on August 22 off of pitchers Kyle Hendricks, Rowan Wick, and Duane Underwood Jr. then hit a Home Run on his first at-bat off of Yu Darvish the following day. • On August 25 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher Lucas Giolito recorded his first career no-hitter in a 4–0 win. It was the first no-hitter of the MLB season. Giolito struck out 13 batters and threw 74 of 101 pitches for strikes. His only blemish was a lead off walk to Erik González in the fourth inning. It was the first no-hitter for a Sox pitcher since Philip Humber pitched a perfect game in 2012 and the 19th in White Sox History. • In August, the Sox set a new franchise record for most home runs in a month (52). • The Sox became the first team in Major League history to go undefeated against left-handed pitching with a record of 14–0. • The White Sox led the American League in home runs (96), slugging percentage (.453) and total bases (928). ==Postseason==

Game log Postseason rosters • Pitchers: 27 Lucas Giolito 39 Aaron Bummer 43 Evan Marshall 45 Garrett Crochet 48 Álex Colomé 50 Jimmy Cordero 51 Dane Dunning 55 Carlos Rodón 57 Jace Fry 60 Dallas Keuchel 63 Matt Foster 65 Codi Heuer 84 Dylan Cease • Catchers: 24 Yasmani Grandal 33 James McCann 38 Zack Collins • Infielders: 1 Nick Madrigal 5 Yolmer Sánchez 7 Tim Anderson 10 Yoán Moncada 79 José Abreu • Outfielders: 15 Adam Engel 28 Leury García 30 Nomar Mazara 32 Jarrod Dyson 74 Eloy Jiménez 88 Luis Robert • Designated hitters: 23 Edwin Encarnación ==Roster==

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average Source:Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Source:[https://baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2020-pitching.shtml ==Awards and honors==

José Abreu won the American League Player of the Month for July/August. Luis Robert won the American League Rookie of the Month for July/August. Robert also won the American League Gold Glove for Center field becoming the second rookie in White Sox history to do so. The White Sox had 3 players winning the Silver Slugger Award with Abreu winning his 3rd and Tim Anderson and Eloy Jiménez winning their first. Abreu also won his first AL MVP Award becoming the 4th player in White Sox history to do so joining Nellie Fox (1959), Dick Allen (1972), and Frank Thomas (1993–94). Abreu in 2020 batted .317 with an OBP of .370 and lead the AL in Slugging percentage at .617 and hit 19 homers on the year. Abreu also lead the MLB with 60 RBIs and 148 total bases. Abreu also won the Hank Aaron Award, the Sporting News Player of the Year Award, and the All-MLB Second Team for first base. White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn won the Sporting News Executive of the Year Award for 2020 becoming the third White Sox Executive to win the award joining Roland Hemond (1972) and Bill Veeck (1977). ==Farm system==