Sox Populi Postgame Podcast 24 — FIRST PLACE! — 2026-06-10

About this episode

The Sox Populi crew discusses the White Sox's recent victory and their position in the standings.

The White Sox were in first place by percentage points via Cleveland loss earlier in the day, but the Sox Populi crew of Brett Ballantini, Chrystal O'Keefe and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach were going to make the team earn a celebratory postgame podcast with a win over vaunted Atlanta — and win they did, 2-1, moving a full half-game into first. It's the first time the White Sox have been in first place past April 15 since 2022, and the first time atop the division in a meaningful way since 2021. The trio spoke of the surprises of the season, favorite players to watch — and fears, if any, lurking on the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Brett Ballantini, Chrystal O'Keefe, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach

Topics covered

• White Sox
• baseball standings
• postgame analysis
• season surprises
• player performances

Keywords

• White Sox
• first place
• postgame podcast
• Atlanta
• Cleveland
• baseball
• 2026 season

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White Sox, Cleveland, Atlanta

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