The Chicago White Sox Are Embracing Their New Label: The Best Team In Baseball

There is something special going on with the Chicago White Sox on the South Side of Chicago.

After a thrilling series against the Tampa Bay Rays (where Tampa ace when down with a long injury), the White Sox have taken over the mantle as the team with the best record in the entire MLB at 43-25.

On Wednesday afternoon, it was catcher Yasmani Grandal who was the latest member of the Sox who played the role of hero, sending a walk-off double down the right field line in the 10th inning.

YASMANI GRANDAL BAT DROP WALK OFF TO GIVE THE WHITE SOX THE BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL pic.twitter.com/sS1OmAT0LR

— Starting 9 (@Starting9) June 16, 2021

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After getting the win in Tuesday’s game against the Rays, Dallas Keuchel said that the White Sox star-studded rotation was the best that he has ever been a part of (yes, including the one he had with the World Series Astros team).

“As a whole from five starters and seven or eight relievers that we have, it’s the best that I’ve ever seen,” said Keuchel via Chicago Sun-Times.

Following the series with the Rays, Sox fans swarmed social media with their exuberance.

Best record in @MLB mood: pic.twitter.com/CLyCs4uOa2

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 16, 2021

Whoaaaa!! Extra inning & walkoff fashion series win and best record in the mlb 😱😱😱 that just must be White Sox baseball! Welcome back @jmlandry321 and happy birthday @esternberg24!!! #soxmath!! #thefreeeeEEEzEeZone!!!! pic.twitter.com/kQ5TPu26T7

— Luke (@lukethehydrator) June 16, 2021

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— Robert (@Rrawa9857) June 16, 2021

The Chicago White Sox have the best record in Major League Baseball…and they are missing Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez#lifeisgood

— Alec Weissman (@AlecWeissman) June 16, 2021

I love a parade!

— Don Smith (@soxysmitty1757) June 16, 2021

While White Sox fans are feeling the vibes of having a real competitor, Grandal knows it means nothing. At least not yet.

Grandal on winning this series to have the best record in baseball: "It doesn't say anything. The best team in baseball is the one that stands alone at the end of the season."

— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 16, 2021

Some people around baseball might be surprised that the Chicago White Sox have the best record and best run-differential in the MLB, but the people inside of their clubhouse are not.

The White Sox are exactly where they expected to be on June 16th, and I wouldn’t expect the train to slow down any time soon. This team is scary good.

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