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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Any time a current major leaguer walks into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick likes to provide insight into the hardships endured by the players of yesteryear. The NLBM president since 2011 and a longtime employee, Kendrick has regaled many current and former big leaguers with tales of legends Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck O’Neil and the difficult times those players faced to play baseball. One passage Kendrick often recounts to deliver more awareness is how Paige in 1938 received $1 of meal money per day from a Mexican League club that signed him in the hopes of making a big splash to challenge Major League Baseball, which had yet to be integrated. Paige’s Continue to Article

May 03, 2017 12:15:am EST

Jose Quintana received some welcome early run support in beating the Kansas City Royals. Quintana gave up four singles over eight innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Royals 6-0 on Tuesday night. The White Sox had given him a career-low 1.84 runs per game in his first five starts, which was the second lowest in the American League. Continue to Article

May 03, 2017 12:07:am EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The White Sox have slowed down James Shields rehab after he experienced discomfort during the throwing program portion. Placed on the 10-day disabled list with a lat strain on April 21, Shields started to play catch on Friday. The White Sox have no timetable for the return of Shields, who is 1-0 with a 1.62 ERA in 16 2/3 innings this season. Continue to Article

May 02, 2017 9:37:pm EST

The White Sox held a fire sale, but now they’re contending. In November, I descended down the rocky slopes of Mt. Take with stone tablets, and I announced to the world that The White Sox Should Think Hard Before Trading Chris Sale. After the world fawned at how much the White Sox extracted from the Red Sox and Nationals in separate trades, I shut up because I’m timid and want people to like me. Continue to Article

May 02, 2017 1:27:pm EST

Jose Quintana of the Chicago White Sox and Danny Duffy of the Kansas City Royals -- two of the top left-handers in the American League -- will face off Tuesday. The Royals halted a nine-game losing streak Monday with a 6-1 triumph over the White Sox in the opener of a four-game series. Quintana picked up a rare victory over the Royals last week in Chicago, striking out 10 and giving up just one earned run on five hits. Continue to Article

May 02, 2017 4:13:am EST