Chicago White Sox, SXU Team Up to Offer Free Sox Tickets to CFD and CPD

CHICAGO, IL -- The Chicago White Sox and Saint Xavier University are teaming up to offer complimentary Sox tickets to active members of the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department.

From April to June during the 2017 baseball season, active CFD and CPD can request two complimentary tickets to 13 select games, while supplies last. Since the program’s inception six years ago, the White Sox have provided police and fire department members and their families more than 81,000 game tickets, including 15,000 tickets in 2016.

While this is SXU’s first year partnering on this ticket initiative, SXU collaborates with the Chicago Police Department Education and Training Division to offer accelerated undergraduate degree completion programs and a master of business administration program.

“Saint Xavier University celebrates a 20-year educational partnership with the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Department in 2017,” said Dr. Kathleen Alaimo, Saint Xavier University provost. “We wanted to show our appreciation to our brave Chicago police officers and firefighters with this small token.”

Each member of the Chicago Fire and Police Departments can redeem the two tickets, beginning Monday, March 13, at the Guaranteed Rate Field Ticket Office (open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on non-game days). Firefighters and officers are required to show their department identification and badge in order to claim the tickets. The deadline to redeem is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 19.

The offer includes the following games in April through June:

• Tuesday, April 5 vs. Detroit at 1:10 p.m.
• Friday, April 7 vs. Minnesota at 7:10 p.m. – Opening Weekend
• Sunday, April 9 vs. Minnesota at 1:10 p.m. – Kids Opening Day and Family Sunday presented by Coca-Cola
• Friday, April 21 vs. Cleveland at 7:10 p.m. – MLB Network White Sox tote bag and fireworks (first 20,000 fans)
• Tuesday, April 25 vs. Kansas City at 7:10 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 26 vs. Kansas City at 1:10 p.m. – Weather Day presented by WGN
• Tuesday, May 9 vs. Minnesota at 7:10 p.m.
• Thursday, May 11 vs. Minnesota at 7:10 p.m. – Free T-Shirt Thursday presented by the Village of Bedford Park (first 10,000 fans)
• Friday, May 12 vs. San Diego at 7:10 p.m. – Italian Heritage Night and Fireworks presented by Beggars Pizza
• Sunday, May 14 vs. San Diego at 1:10 p.m. – Family Sunday presented by Coca-Cola
• Monday, June 12 vs. Baltimore at 7:10 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 14 vs. Baltimore at 7:10 p.m.
• Friday, June 23 vs. Oakland at 7:10 p.m. – Country Music Night and Fireworks presented by Coca-Cola

Tickets are subject to availability.