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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the White Sox, it did.

Their 20-game losing streak is the longest in 36 years and just one short of the American League record.

What’s worse, if you were to revoke their current losing streak combined with their 14-game skid earlier this year, they’d still have the worst record in baseball.

Sunday’s loss put the White Sox on pace to finish 38-124, which would be the worst record since the Cleveland Spiders finished 20-134 in 1899.

Watch - ESPN’s Jesse Rogers tells us Pedro Grifol’s days are numbered on the Southside.

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Bobby Witt Jr. is making a sneaky case for American League MVP.

Witt took home AL Player of the Month honors for July after compiling 44 hits and a .489 batting clip. The last player to match those marks in a calendar month was Lou Gehrig in June of 1930.

Meanwhile, Aaron Judge became the first player to reach 40 HR and 100 RBI with a 477-foot blast on Friday. Blue Jays Manager John Schneider opted to intentionally walk him four different times throughout the rest of the weekend.

Watch - For more on Bobby Witt Jr., check out our chat with Royals GM JJ Picollo.

• View - Blake Snell tosses first career no-hitter.

• View - Jack Flaherty deals six scoreless innings in Dodgers debut.

• View - Jackson Holliday hits second Big League homer.

• View - Shohei Ohtani joins 30-30 club.

• View - Hunter Greene has a 0.27 ERA in his last 5 starts.

• View - Yusei Kikuchi strikes out eight consecutive batters in Astros debut.

• View - Ben Joyce fires 104.7 MPH fastball to end victory over Mets.

• View - Justin Verlander throws 37-pitch simulated game, Lance McCullers Jr. to miss rest of 2024.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal explores AJ Preller’s future in San Diego, the White Sox failing to trade Garrett Crochet, and which Orioles could be signed long-term.

Watch - Dan Hayes of The Athletic weighs in on the Twins underwhelming deadline, and provides details on a proposed deal for Erick Fedde.

Watch - The FT Crew reacts to Mike Trout missing the remainder of 2024.

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