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Maybe the South Side really did get a little divine intervention. When Chicago artist Cyd Smillie added Pope Leo XIV to “The Dream” mural at 35th & Shields rocking a White Sox hat just steps from Rate Field, it was already one of the most Chicago things you could possibly see. Now? It almost feels prophetic. The White Sox entered 2026 after THREE STRAIGHT 100 loss seasons. No team in MLB history had ever made the postseason after a stretch like that. They went from 121 losses in 2024 to 84 wins and the No. 6 seed in 2026. Then they went into Houston. Same city. Same opponent the Sox swept to win the 2005 World Series. And swept them again. The Sox led for all 18 innings, finished Houston off 7–3, and won their first postseason series since 2005. From three straight 100 loss seasons to October. From the No. 6 seed to the ALDS. From the South Side to the Vatican. And now a Chicago born Pope in a Sox hat is watching over 35th & Shields while the most improbable team in baseball...

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