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Sports Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. White Sox left fielder Tristan Peters quickly retrieved Randy Arozarena's double and made a strong relay throw to shortstop Colson Montgomery, who in turned fired home in plenty of time to get Jhonny Pereda for what appeared to be the final out of the third inning. But after a lengthy discussion, the umpires ruled that second baseman Sam Antonacci obstructed Pereda when the Mariners catcher was on his way to third base. As a result, Pereda was ruled
safe and a run scored. Sox manager Will Venable argued the call and was ejected. White Sox manager Will Venable is ejected by home plate umpire Tripp Gibson while arguing the call that the Mariners’ Jhonny Pereda scored on an RBI double
from Randy Arozarena due to player interference from White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci during the third inning on May 18, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) "I obviously didn’t agree with that call,
" Venable said. "Obviously there was obstruction there, and you get some protection. But when you’re thrown out by 30 feet, it’s not supposed to protect you like that, and they disagreed with that." Venable was not in the dugout for the rest of Monday's 6-1 loss to the Mariners in front of 31,409 at T-Mobile Park. Sox starter Noah Schultz allowed three runs on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks over 5 1/3 innings in the loss. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | The proposed Chicago Bears stadium site in Hammond would be on a giant slag heap, and near hazardous waste sites and an oil refinery. | | | | | The loss snapped the Chicago Cubs’ 15-game home winning streak and moved the Milwaukee Brewers a half-game back them in the National League Central. | | | | | American idiots have been around hassling athletes forever. The only thing that’s changed is the verbiage and the viral videos. | | | | | An obstruction call went against the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd inning, resulting in a Seattle run — and Sox manager Will Venable getting ejected for arguing the call. | | | | | Loyola’s Drew Valentine, UIC’s Rob Ehsan and Valparaiso’s Roger Powell Jr. support the expanded, 76-team NCAA Tournament. But will it help their teams? | | | | | Illinois lawmakers face a May 31 deadline to advance a Chicago Bears stadium tax proposal during the spring session. | | | |
