The team first competed in the
Arizona League (AZL) from 1998 to 2002. The team played at facilities in
Tucson from 1998 to 2000, and
Phoenix from 2001 to 2002. The team was formed after the major-league
Chicago White Sox moved their
spring training headquarters from
Sarasota, Florida, to
Tucson Electric Park after the 1997 season. The move effectively transplanted their Rookie-level
Gulf Coast League White Sox across the country to the Arizona League. The AZL White Sox compiled a record of 115–161 (.417) during their first incarnation, never posting a winning mark. The team departed the Arizona League in 2003, and was absent from the league for 11 seasons. At the close of the 2013 season, the major-league White Sox announced their intention to sever their 19-year-long relationship with the
Bristol White Sox of the
Appalachian League, to be replaced with an AZL team operating from the team's
spring training base at
Camelback Ranch in
Glendale, Arizona. The White Sox' Rookie-level team has competed in Arizona since 2014. The team shares the Camelback Ranch stadium with the
Arizona League Dodgers, whose parent team, the
Los Angeles Dodgers, also train at the Glendale facility. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the
Arizona Complex League (ACL). ==Roster==