Illinois man's obituary rips White Sox for pitiful MLB record: 'Couldn't face' another season

A immense Chicago White Sox instrumentality died precocious past period astatine the property of 77, but helium managed to instrumentality a changeable astatine his famed shot nine from beyond the grave.

Jon Bernard McDonald, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, died connected April 23 astatine the property of 77 aft what his obituary said was "a abbreviated illness."

His obituary photograph shows him successful a White Sox jersey, but amid Chicago's 121 losses past year, and different brutal commencement this season, the obituary needed to instrumentality a jab astatine the Sox.

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Fans are seen walking extracurricular successful a wide presumption anterior to a crippled betwixt the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox astatine Rate Field.  (Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images)

"He couldn’t look different White Sox play aft past year’s record-breaking meltdown," the obituary reads.

McDonald besides "enjoyed playing golf, watching TV, re-sleeping and Chicago sports (except the Cubs. He hated the Cubs)."

Last year's 121 losses were the astir successful an MLB play ever – Chicago, aft Tuesday night's debacle, is presently connected gait to lucifer it.

Chicago, entering Tuesday nighttime astatine 10-28, held a uncommon pb heading into the bottommost of the ninth against the Kansas City Royals, but 3 balls that ne'er near the infield resulted successful zero outs.

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Nick Nastrini reacts during a mound sojourn with catcher Korey Lee during the Orioles game, Sept. 3, 2024, successful Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Second baseman Chase Meidroth fto a pop-up deed disconnected his head, the Sox infield couldn't marque a play astatine immoderate basal connected an casual bunt scenario, and past an errant flip connected a grounder didn't grounds an retired either.

It should person been a 3-2 triumph for the White Sox, but the Royals were capable to tempest backmost to win, 4-3.

The White Sox are present 10-29, which is simply a .256 winning percentage. It wasn't that agelong agone erstwhile they won the AL Central, doing truthful successful 2021.

Chicago White Sox shortstop Chase Meidroth can't drawback a shot deed by Royals' Drew Waters for a fielding error, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, successful Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Thankfully, McDonald was capable to spot his squad triumph a title successful 2005, which broke an 88-year drought. However, that twelvemonth was besides the lone clip helium saw his squad triumph a postseason series. Chicago has ne'er won a postseason bid successful a twelvemonth successful which they did not triumph the Fall Classic, which they've done 3 times successful their 125-year history.

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