Excited Chicago White Sox, Cubs fans looking ahead to playoffs

Chicago White Sox and Cubs fans were reveling in the excitement of clinching playoff spots earlier this week. On Thursday, the teams celebrated their playoff berths minutes apart. The final game of the season between the Cubs and Red Sox has been rescheduled to Florida due to a storm heading towards Boston. The White Sox returned home to a game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

Fans were already in high spirits, with White Sox season ticket holder Gabriel Silva declaring, "I'm excited, the White Sox are gonna go to the World Series!" Jeremy Saldivar, who plans to attend Friday's game, echoed the sentiment, saying, "The first game back since they clinched the playoff birth, so should be exciting."

The Cubs clinching the playoff spot marked the fourth time in history both teams have made the postseason simultaneously. Javier Silva, who joined his brother Gabriel for the Friday game, expressed his joy, saying, "We've got to see the Sox, we made it. After what we've been through last year and we made it the playoffs, yeah."

The Cubs are currently playing the Red Sox, with the final game of the season scheduled for Saturday in Boston. ESPN reported that Saturday's game will be moved to Tropicana Field in Florida. The White Sox made history as the first team to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons. The Saldivar family, visiting from Texas, snapped photos in front of Wrigley Field ahead of Friday's game, excited to start a new stadium-hopping tradition with their children.

Winning the American League Central title would allow the White Sox to skip the Wild Card round. Fans believe the team can achieve this goal, with the White Sox game set to begin at 6:40 p.m. Wild card games will be played in the following week, and tickets are selling quickly.