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Former Chicago White Sox jug Erick Fedde had a funny reaction when he found new Pope Robert Prevost’s favorite baseball team.
Fedde, 32, is now a member of St. Louis Cardinals and was asked about Pope Leo Xivs White Sox Fandom Friday.
“Well, maybe he had to pray a couple of times looked at us,” Fedde said via the New York Post.
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapan/Reuters)
Fedde was part of the White Sox team that went a Putrid 41-121 last season, setting the record for most losses of a team in modern MLB history.
A video appeared online Friday of Prevost in the crowd wearing White Sox Gear during the 2005 World Series when White Sox played Houston Astros. White Sox swept Astros to win the World Series, but has not won a playoff series since then.
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Chicago White Sox Starting Jug Erick Fedde goes off the field after being taken out of a game during the seventh round against Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field 22 July 2024. (Raymond Carlin III/USA Today Sports)
The first American pope ever was jerked to have been a Chicago Cubs fan, but his brother John confirmed that Prevost is actually a White Sox fan.
Fedde was one of the lonely bright spots from last season’s terrible White Sox team. He went 7-4 in 21 starts with a 3.11 ERA and was traded for the Cardinals at the trade deadline.

St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Erick Fedde (12) celebrates with Cardinals Catcher Pedro Pages (43) after throwing a complete closure against Washington Nationals in Nationals Park 9 May 2025. (GEOFF BURKE/IMAGN -PICTURES)
This season has not been much better for White Sox, 11-28 and already 15 games behind Detroit tigers in first place in all central.
With the Cardinals this season, Fedde is 3-3 with a 3.86 era. In his recent match against Washington Nationals, he beat a complete shutout.