The San Diego Padres are calling the Chicago White Sox's bluff over their trade demands for the team's $50 million outfielder.

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Perez, who is nearing a rehab assignment after missing three months with an elbow injury, has been a critical clubhouse presence for a rebuilding squad.

Ben Brown pitched five effective innings, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs held off the Chicago White Sox for a 5-4 win

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This three-game weekend series against the Cubs meant a little something extra to many of the White Sox players. From May 16-18, the Cubs took three straight at Wrigley Field from their rivals, outscoring the White Sox,

Former Phillies and Chicago White Sox great Dick Allen was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown.

Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered in the seventh inning, helping Cade Horton and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night. There was no score when Happ's one-out shot off Jordan Leasure (3-6) went just over the wall in right-center for his 14th homer.