How White Sox's Colson Montgomery made MLB history with slump-breaking HR originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In the first round of the 2026 MLB postseason, the Chicago White Sox faced off against the Houston Astros in Houston in the AL Wild Card.

The MLB postseason is getting underway today with the first four games of the Wild Card Series. Two NL East foes, the Braves and Phillies, will start the action with Game 1 of their series from Atlanta a 2 p.

The MLB Postseason is set and boy, oh boy, are the Wild Card matchups exciting! We get Red Sox versus Yankees in the Wild Card back-to-back seasons, the young and surging White Sox take on the 81-81 Houston Astros and the presumable MVP Yordan Alvarez.

Liam Hendriks, a two-time All-Star with the White Sox and one of the most beloved players from Chicago's last playoff team, has officially retired from baseball.

The 2026 White Sox have done the unthinkable. After three consecutive seasons of 100-plus regular-season losses, the South Siders are heading to the postseason. They’re the first team to reach the playoffs after at least two consecutive 100-loss seasons,

Chicago White Sox fans persevered through three consecutive 100-loss seasons. Now they’re basking in the postseason.

Manager Will Venable revealed that the plan was for the rookie left-hander to face 11 batters. That’s exactly what he did.