From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV in honor of 2005 title

CHICAGO AP White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No to another in honor of the th anniversary of the World Series championship run a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV Cardinal Blase Cupich the archbishop of Chicago presented Konerko a jersey with the new pontiff s signature on the back during a ceremony prior to the championship against the Cleveland Guardians It had the six-time All-Star s last name and Pope Leo above the No It s kind of surreal he noted I m sure my mom will ask for dibs on it Konerko noted he was going to sign a jersey to be sent to Pope Leo I m not sure he s going to be as excited for mine to arrive but we ll see he disclosed Robert Prevost became the first pope from the U S in the history of the Catholic Church when he was elected on May The Chicago-born missionary who took the name Leo XIV is a White Sox fan Prevost attended the World Series opener against Houston in Chicago He watched from Section Row Seat as the White Sox beat the Astros - on the way to a four-game sweep and their first title since In May the squad unveiled a graphic installation near the seat paying tribute to Pope Leo and that moment The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV along with a picture from the TV broadcast of the future pope sitting with good friend Ed Schmit and his grandson Eddie Members of the organization are in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the th anniversary of the championship run The White Sox debuted uniform patches honoring late closer Bobby Jenks who died last week in Portugal where he was being treated for stomach cancer On Friday the band unveiled a statue of former ace Mark Buehrle AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source