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White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf reportedly ‘open to selling’ team

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Chicago White Sox majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf is “open to selling” his stake in the franchise, according to a Wednesday report from The Athletic. The report also noted that Reinsdorf is in “active discussions” about a sale with a buying group led by former MLB pitcher Dave Stewart.

The White Sox are coming off one of the worst seasons in MLB history, as they lost a modern-day record 121 games, posting a 25.3% winning percentage. They also had 21-, 14- and 12-game losing streaks at varying points of the season.

Chicago has lost 100-plus games in each of the past two seasons and hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2021, which is the last time it posted a winning record. To boot, the White Sox have finished with a winning record just twice in the last 12 seasons (2021 and 2022).

Chicago fired manager Pedro Grifol in August with the team 28-89 and a combined 89-190 under him since 2023. It hired former MLB outfielder Grady Sizemore as interim manager.

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On the last day of the regular season (Sept. 29), Reinsdorf penned a letter to the team’s fan base in the wake of the catastrophic 2024 season.

Reinsdorf, 88, bought the White Sox in 1981 for roughly $20 million. Under his reign, the White Sox have made the playoffs just seven times, highlighted by winning the 2005 World Series. Forbes lists Reinsdorf’s net worth at $2.1 billion.

Reinsdorf also owns the NBA‘s Chicago Bulls, which he bought in 1985. Furthermore, Reinsdorf was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, buoyed by the Michael Jordan-led Bulls three-peating twice in the 1990s.

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Shohei Ohtani homers as Dodgers rout Mets for 2-1 lead in NLCS

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Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers that punctuated their 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night in New York.

Kiké Hernández hit a two-run shot to make it 4-0 in the sixth inning and waved to the Citi Field crowd he quieted. Los Angeles rebounded from a loss at home and grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series by pitching its fourth shutout in the past five playoff games.

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Ohtani connected in the eighth, a 410-foot drive that soared into the second deck in right field and barely stayed fair above the foul pole.

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Max Muncy went deep in the ninth for his 13th career postseason homer, tying Corey Seager and Justin Turner for the franchise record. Muncy also connected in Game 2.

Shohei Ohtani destroys a three-run homer, extending Dodgers’ lead

Shohei Ohtani destroys a three-run homer, extending Dodgers' lead

A fired-up Walker Buehler struck out Francisco Lindor to leave the bases loaded in the second, and the Dodgers got five stingy innings from their hard-throwing bullpen. Buehler combined with four relievers on a four-hitter.

Game 4 is Thursday night in Queens, with $325 million rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto scheduled to start for Los Angeles against veteran left-hander Jose Quintana.

Michael Kopech worked a hitless fifth for the win, and Dodgers pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts.

Mets starter Luis Severino fell behind 2-0 in the second, partly due to some shoddy fielding. He did not permit an earned run but threw 95 pitches and walked four in 4 2/3 innings, taking the loss.

Slumping catcher Will Smith knocked in a run with an infield single, and Tommy Edman had a sacrifice fly that could have been more if not for a sensational catch on the right-center warning track by Tyrone Taylor.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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