Watch Out for the White Sox ⚾
You have to wonder just how hardcore a fan he is.
Ever since Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American Pope, he replaced Bears coach Ben Johnson as Chicago’s most famous new sports figure. He instantly turned into “Da Pope,” and people wanted to hear him silence the MLB rumors of whether he’s a fan of the Chicago Cubs or the Chicago White Sox.
But this week’s latest dose of Pope news leaves no doubt. Pope Leo publicly donned a White Sox cap at the Vatican, showing his allegiance to the Chicago White Sox.
#PopeLeo XIV showing some serious Chicago pride wearing a White Sox hat at the Vatican ⚾️ #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/VMShNKPnMa
— LockerRoom RAW (@LockerRoom_RAW) June 11, 2025
He’s only been on the job a month, but it looks like he’d better get to praying as the White Sox are 23-45, the worst record in the American League this season. He had more luck with his alma mater, Villanova, after several Knicks players who went to that school had a spirited playoff run this spring.
Of course, even a new Pope can’t overcome the devil luck of the Indiana Pacers.
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Who’s the New Pope?
Pope Leo was born in Chicago, and given the team’s lack of success, you know he’s the real deal and not just jumping on a bandwagon. If that were the case, he’d have a Dodgers or Yankees cap on.
You have to wonder just how hardcore a fan he is. Pope Leo is 69 years old. That means he was 40 years old when Frank Thomas’ Big Hurt Baseball came out for Sega Genesis in 1995, or 10 years before Pope Leo attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series to see his White Sox beat the Houston Astros in what became a sweep.
I know since he’s the Pope, he can’t have a wife and kids, so his chances of buying a Sega Genesis for himself and playing that game in the 90s are low. But there’s a non-zero probability he did do that. All I’m saying is that the next Pope is definitely someone who could have grown up playing Halo or Skyrim or at least a Madden title. We’re getting closer to that reality.
The moment Pope Leo XIV got his Sox hat
(h/t @boston25) pic.twitter.com/rKguwMNOrF
— Sox On 35th (@SoxOn35th) June 12, 2025
A Huge Sports Fan
But you’d think a Catholic would prefer being a fan of the Chicago Cubs. If you wanted to experience suffering like Jesus and redemption after pain, go with the team that needed 108 years to end their World Series drought in 2016. By comparison, the White Sox only needed 88 years in 2005, and that team’s legacy is marred by the Black Sox scandal when eight of their players intentionally threw the 1919 World Series to appease gamblers fixing MLB games.
But Pope Leo is sticking with the White Sox, and that’d be quite interesting if they ever rebounded to make another World Series while he is still the Pope. Would he dare go to a game? That was part of the plot of the original The Naked Gun (1988) movie, and hey, we have a new Naked Gun movie coming out in 2025 with the potential for sequels. You never know.
Pope Leo XIV street mural in Rome pic.twitter.com/wdvthong7a
— cassie 🇻🇦 (@CatholicCassie) June 12, 2025
I’d trust Liam Neeson to protect the Pope. But next, we’ll find out if Pope Leo can bless Ben Johnson with a Coach of the Year award this NFL season.
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