Friend’s lack of life taught White Sox’ Tim Anderson

With a Player of the Month caliber April behind him, Tim Anderson ventures into May, and earlier than lengthy he'll reminisce and really feel very unhappy. But not can be overwhelmed. It was two years in the past May 7 when Anderson’s finest good friend, Branden Moss, the 23-year-old godfather of his oldest daughter, was shot and killed whereas coming to assistance from an assault sufferer in a bar car parking zone in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Anderson was lower to his very core, so saddened and troubled it affected his sleep, his temper and his play throughout his first first full season because the White Sox shortstop.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 29: Tim Anderson #7 of the Chicago White Sox

Anderson, Alonso go deep, Banuelos goes deeper as White Sox

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson continued his assault on the month of April together with his sixth dwelling run Monday. He continues to take action with aptitude. ‘‘Definitely. Keep it from being boring,’’ Anderson stated earlier than the Sox’ 5-Three victory in opposition to the Orioles at Guaranteed Rate Field. ‘‘A lot of people don’t watch baseball. You must do one thing to attract that crowd, whether or not it’s bat flips or no matter. That’s going to get the children into it. I feel the children like that stuff, so going to maintain doing it.’’ But Anderson gained’t flip his bat each time, and he put it down gently after connecting for a two-run shot in opposition

There are two sides to the White Sox’ Tim Anderson

There is the on-field Tim Anderson, and there's the off-field Tim Anderson. If you worth your bodily and emotional well-being, don't mistake the 2. “When I put that uniform on, I’m a unique man,’’ the White Sox shortstop stated Sunday. “I don’t need you to wish to play towards me. I would like you to return for me and compete. When I step in between these strains, now you ain’t my buddy. Not my buddy. My purpose is to make you keep in mind me and make you not wish to play towards me.’’ So don’t put your arms within the lion’s cage. When he’s manner from the sector? No drawback. The man’s a petting zoo. “Outside of

Ivan Nova shelled for 4 house runs in White Sox’ 9-1 loss

BALTIMORE — Right-hander Ivan Nova is meant to eat innings within the White Sox’ rotation, which isn’t precisely asking rather a lot from a veteran with the highest-priced contract within the group. He expects to do greater than put within the hours. ‘‘I want to pitch good,’’ he stated when it was advised to him that his job is to be an innings-eater. ‘‘I want to pitch good.’’ But Nova, whom the Sox acquired from the Pirates in an offseason commerce, has been unhealthy most of the time in his first 5 begins and hasn’t been worse than he was in his 4 innings in a 9-1 loss Tuesday to the Orioles.White Sox pitcher Ivan Nova had a

No regrets, apologies from shortstop Tim Anderson; White Sox

BALTIMORE — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson may have appealed his one-game suspension for utilizing a phrase deemed too unsavory for a major-league enjoying area. But he's having such an incredible begin to the season that he didn’t need to do something to distract from it. ‘‘I would just rather flush it and keep going,’’ Anderson stated Monday. ‘‘I've too many constructive issues occurring to be anxious about that one factor for a way lengthy? Because it will have dragged on for one more week or two if Iappealed. I simply didn’t need to undergo that course of. Instead, I sat out [Friday against the Tigers], took my one recreation, took some relaxation and got here again. It’s

White Sox rating lots for Carlos Rodon in victory in opposition to

DETROIT — Yoan Moncada hit a 458-foot dwelling run to jump-start the White Sox on a chilly, windy evening, Jose Abreu collected the 499th and 500th RBI of his profession and Carlos Rodon allowed one run in six innings in a 7-Three victory Friday in opposition to the Tigers at Comerica Park. After Rodon (3-2, 2.89 ERA) restricted the Tigers to a few hits — together with a homer to Josh Harrison — struck out six and walked three, the Sox scored 5 instances within the seventh in opposition to Jordan Zimmermann (0-3) and Daniel Stumpf. Leury Garcia had a two-run single, Abreu a two-run double and Yonder Alonso an RBI single within the inning. ‘‘I really wasn’t

Benches clear, 4 ejected in White Sox, Royals sport

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, Royals pitcher Brad Keller, Sox supervisor Rick Renteria and Royals coach Dale Sveum have been ejected following a bench clearing incident in the course of the sixth inning  Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. Keller hit Anderson on the buttocks along with his first of the inning, an obvious response to Anderson’s bat flip celebration of his residence run within the fourth inning. Anderson, who gave the Sox a 2-Zero lead with the blast, made an overhand toss of the bat within the route of the Sox dugout. Keller and different Royals gamers gave stares to Anderson as he rounded the bases, and when Anderson got here as much as bat two innings