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White Sox To Mark Pope Leo XIV's Seat At 2005 World Series Game
The artwork commemorates the first U.S.-born pope's Chicago roots and the "unifying power of baseball," the team said.
Updated on: May 20, 2025
The White Sox will commemorate Pope Leo XIV attending one of the 2005 World Series games with a graphic installation in the section where he sat.
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The Sox will put a "graphic installation" near Section 140, where the now-pope sat with close family friend, the late Ed Schmidt, during Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
The artwork commemorates the first U.S.-born pope's Chicago roots and the "unifying power of baseball," the team said. It features a smiling mural of the pope, and a frame grab from the TV broadcast in which he appeared in the stands.
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