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Pope Leo XIV receives recognition at Chicago White Sox’s Ballpark, Rate Field, to commemorate his participation in the World Series in 2005.
The team plans to reveal a graphic Monday who honor the pope.
Last week revealed Chicago native Robert Prevost his White Sox Fandom and recordings of Prevost Participating Games 1 of the World Series in 2005 appeared on social media.
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Fans go outside Rate Field before a game between Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. (Patrick Gorski/Imag- Pictures)
With pure chance, Prevost was shown on MLB on Fox Broadcast for that game on the US Cellular Field 22 October 2005, and the cameras caught him under the top of the ninth lap when White Sox got a 5-3 win over Houston Astros.
The new graphics on Rate Field marks the place where the future pope cheered for Chicago in the 5-3, Game 1 victory, the first of a four-game sweep for the title.
The team said the pillar artwork remembers the Pope’s Chicago roots “and baseball’s unifying force on the world scene.”
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Pope Leo XIV (Vatican’s media)
According to White Sox, the pope participated in the game with the deceased Ed Schmit, a family friend and season ticket holder. They knew each other through their work at a Catholic high school on Chicago’s South Side, and Schmit’s son, Nick, is still the account holder of the Pope’s World Series seat.
White Sox that has fought in recent years, and their fans have embraced Their connection to the new pope since he was elected. The team said it sent a sweater and a hat to the Vatican after the message.
Pope Leo XIV delivers Regina Caeli prayer from St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican May 11, 2025. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
A group of White Sox fans dressed like the pope and saw a 13-3 loss for the crossed kids from the bleaching machines at Wrigley Field Friday afternoon.
