Konerko receives autographed jersey from pope

CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox large Paul Konerko got a contiguous from 1 No. 14 to different successful grant of the 20th day of the 2005 World Series title tally -- a jersey signed by noted Chicago instrumentality Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, presented Konerko a jersey with the caller pontiff's signature connected the backmost during a ceremonial anterior to the crippled against the Cleveland Guardians. It had the six-time All-Star's past sanction and "Pope Leo" supra the No. 14.

Robert Prevost became the archetypal pope from the U.S. successful the past of the Catholic Church erstwhile helium was elected connected May 8. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the sanction Leo XIV, is simply a White Sox fan.

Prevost attended the 2005 World Series opener against Houston successful Chicago. He watched from Section 140, Row 19, Seat 2 arsenic the White Sox bushed the Astros 5-3 connected the mode to a four-game expanse and their archetypal rubric since 1917.

In May, the squad unveiled a graphic installation adjacent the spot paying tribute to Pope Leo and that moment. The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV, on with a representation from the TV broadcast of the aboriginal pope sitting with bully person Ed Schmit and his grandson, Eddie.

Members of the 2005 squad are successful Chicago this play to observe the 20th day of the title run. The White Sox debuted azygous patches honoring precocious person Bobby Jenks, who died past week successful Portugal, wherever helium was being treated for tummy cancer. On Friday, the squad unveiled a statue of erstwhile ace Mark Buehrle.