The Sacramento Kings have confirmed the passing of Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman and have provided the following statement

Amusing that the writeup for this features Alexei Ramírez's recent exploits. "The 44-year-old Ramírez played for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic this spring and promptly tested positive for four anabolic steroids." José Canseco is also participating. www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

The White Sox have the best record in Chicago entering June.

Jason Benetti no longer calls White Sox games, but I can get joy from hearing him describe how the Cardinals are walloping the Cubs. If this score holds, the Sox will have a better record than the Cubs heading into June.

With Jacob Gonzalez's debut, every White Sox 1st round pick from 2013 to 2023 has played for the MLB team. Courtney Hawkins in 2012 is the last one not to make it (as we wait to see how Hagen Smith and Billy Carlson turn out).

I am totally down with Gary Cohen naming the bat stuck in the CitiField netting the Bat of Damocles. www.mlb.com/video/jakob-...

Sox win, Mets win, the weather is nice, and the dog is chilling.

Have we considered the possibility that Drew Anderson is a double agent reporting to Brian Bannister?

Colson Golden

Juan Soto has hit the first grand slam of the Mets' 2026 season. Mets lead Marlins 10-1 in the sixth.

Oy.

Every year, the Sky assemble a win-now roster that doesn't win while squandering future draft capital. #skytown

That was a phenomenal WCF.

Victor Wembanyama is going to the NBA Finals.

Bulls alumni Kornet and Caruso squaring off for the right to go to the Finals.

I look forward to the day when the first month of a Sox Machine subscription costs 80 cents.

Last year's Mets teams had many problems, but their baserunning was really good under 1B coach Antoan Richardson. They let him go. This inning, they made two terrible outs on the basepaths.

At the moment, the White Sox and Cubs have identical records. Who called that a month ago?

The Mets and Marlins are both wearing dark uniforms. At least I'm not watching on a black-and-white TV.

4 games over .500, +7 run differential. These are the White Sox in the last weekend of May. Best season in years.

Edgar got the bats warmed up.

The Sox will need homers from more sources this next month. Thank you, Edgar Quero.

May this 4-6 weeks not resemble Kyle Teel's initial 4-6 diagnosos.

I don't think I would enjoy working for John Henry.

May Murakami's actual timeline be far shorter than Teel's.

Look who has a positive run differential now. (+1)

Three walk-off home runs MLB-wide so far today If you’re wondering… Most walk-off home runs on single day: May 28, 2004 5 Aug, 28, 2020: 4 Aug 21, 2003: 4 Jun 20, 2003: 4 Aug 6, 1989: 4

So happy for Miguel. What a season he’s having, and hopefully it’s just the beginning for him on the Southside

Moments apart, the White Sox and Mets each win on a walk-off 2-run homer!

Celebrate for Miguel Vargas!

Nishida avenges his fallen teammate.

Ah, they're playing the 2026 New York Mets' song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jM...

Today on Sox Machine:

NEW: We published emails from MLB execs to police about *another* MLB domestic violence investigation, one where Rob Manfred suspended a player while admitting the league lacked sufficient proof he assaulted his wife. More evidence of a system without standards. Issa new [eyeblack]:

The Giants' organization seems more dysfunctional than at any point since Al Rosen came in to clean up Tom Haller's mess 40 years ago.

I thought Billy Donovan was finally going to become the Magic coach this summer. I wonder where he'll go.

Rikuu Nishida and Munetaka Murakami celebrating. Photo by Michael Reaves / Getty Images, linked here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

Anyone interested in the history of collective bargaining in baseball should read John Helyar's Lords of the Realm. It maybe 30+ years old, but it's highly relevant for understanding the posturing and progression of the current labor battle. www.google.com/books/editio...

And I missed you since the place got wrecked And I just don't care what happens next Looks like freedom, but it feels like death It's something in between, I guess It's garbage time (garbage time, garbage time, garbage time)

Every time Mike Tirico exclaims "Thunder ball!" I get Tom Jones stuck in my head. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7SW...

These would work better if the men funding them steered them from capsules within the rockets.

Haven't used it yet, and I just submitted my most recent piece to an editor this week. When I am editing, I get extremely grouchy about hallucinated citations, so AI has been an active hinderance to my life as a working writer.

ESPN with a dreadfully deceptive headline: "MLB proposes first salary cap since 1994 strike." No. A salary cap never existed in MLB. "MLB issues first salary cap proposal since 1994 strike" would be better.

Meyer is good at messaging.

The White Sox have a neutral run differential. It's a whole new season after that ugly first couple of series.

C'mon Sox, I want a five-run lead at the end of this game.

The White Sox came into this game with a -4 run differential. They are leading the Twins 5-0. If this score holds, the Sox will be in the green!

The mutually bad week for the Avalanche and Canadiens continues. RIP Claude Lemieux.