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Erick Fedde knows nan symptom nan White Sox’s now astir celebrated fan must person gone done — possibly needing to inquire for divine intervention.
The Cardinals pitcher, who played for nan historically atrocious 41-121 White Sox past season, was asked astir nan fandom of Robert Francis Prevost, the recently minted Pope Leo XIV, aft pitching a complete crippled shutout against his erstwhile team, nan Nationals, connected Friday night.
“Is he officially a White Sox fan?” Fedde asked erstwhile Leo was brought up by reporters aft Friday’s 10-0 win. “Well, possibly he had to believe a fewer times watching us.”
The world learned of Leo’s loyalties to Chicago’s South Side squad soon aft he was named nan leader of nan Catholic Church earlier this week.
His brother, John Prevost, changeable down reports that nan caller Pontiff was a Cubs fan.
Video besides surfaced Friday of Leo dressed successful White Sox cogwheel successful nan stands for Game 1 of nan 2005 World Series against nan Astros.
Chicago won that World Series successful 4 games, but rooting for nan White Sox hasn’t ever been easy – particularly recently.
The squad group nan modern grounds for astir losses successful an MLB play past twelvemonth pinch 121.
The nine is disconnected to an 11-28 commencement successful 2025.
John Prevost told WGN-TV he wasn’t judge really his relative — nan first American-born pope — came to emotion nan Sox.
“He was ne'er ever a Cubs fan, truthful I don’t cognize wherever that came from,” Prevost said. “He was ever a Sox fan. Our mother was a Cubs fan. I don’t know, possibly that clued successful location and our dada was a Cardinals fan, truthful I don’t cognize wherever each that came from.”
Fedde is disconnected to a coagulated commencement to nan play astatine 3-3 pinch a 3.86 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
He was a agleam spot for nan White Sox past season, posting a 7-4 grounds and a 3.11 ERA earlier being traded to St. Louis successful July
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