White Sox ace Chris Sale was scratched from his start against the Tigers on Saturday night, reportedly over a dispute over a throwback jersey that the left-hander did not want to wear. He is not sick and he hasn’t been traded, however.
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In a statement, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Sale was involved in a pre-game clubhouse incident and was sent home from the stadium.
In a unusual twist of events to tonight’s Chicago White Sox game versus the Detroit Tigers, Chicago’s scheduled starter Chris Sale was scratched leading up to the 7:10 p.m. start.
The team was scheduled to wear the 1976 throwback edition jerseys, a blue shirt with a collar, according to a release from the White Sox to preview Saturday’s game.
The White Sox could be one of the more active teams during the deadline if they decide to deal key pieces such as Chris Sale and Jose Quintana. Two hours later, the White Sox announced Sale had been sent home.
Sale then reportedly cut up an unknown number of jerseys before the game and was told to leave the stadium.
Detroit’s Melky Cabrera drove in his 1,502nd run in the first as the Tigers got a break by not facing the 14-game victor Sale. He’s had to settle for the White Sox’s “mediocrity” during his entire six-year tenure with the club: a whopping zero playoff appearances, almost the same amount of meaningful games the Condor has ever had the opportunity to pitch in for a team always re-tooling and never truly rebuilding.
Sale has been excellent on the field this season, building a 14-3 record with a 3.18 earned run average.
The Red Sox are still looking at starting pitching even after the Drew Pomeranz trade, kicking the tires on the biggest names, like Sale and Chris Archer of the Rays, who would both command a ton. The winning streak following a nine-start drought for the 27-year-old Colombian, who was 0-6 during a dry spell that lasted almost two months.
Chris Sale is going to pay for “insubordination”. It’s plausible when he defended Adam Laroche’s son being in the clubhouse and went after his own team President, it was admirable and Sale has the backs of anybody playing alongside him.
The White Sox had expected to be in contention for the postseason, but have faded (46-50), making Sale expendable. In the long run, however, Sale shouldn’t be defined by this rainy Chicago night.
“I love the guys in our clubhouse”, Eaton said.
A photo above shows that Sale wore the throwback uniform during his start June 15, 2016.
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