{
  "id": 13653415,
  "title": "White Sox manager Will Venable is amazed by Chicago’s Cinderella run even in defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/white-sox-manager-will-venable-is-amazed-by-chicagos-cinderella-run",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T05:29:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/white-sox-manager-venable-amazed-052903931.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable expressed amazement at his team's Cinderella run, even after a heartbreaking loss. Despite falling 2-0 to the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS on Saturday, Venable emphasized that the team's journey was full of pride and accomplishment. The White Sox had an extraordinary turnaround, winning their first playoff series since 2005 after starting the season with a 102-loss record. Guardians' pitchers struck out 75 Chicago hitters in the five-game series, a record for that length. Manager Venable praised the team, saying it was the most enjoyable experience of his career due to the team's personalities and strong character.",
  "summary": "The Chicago White Sox’s postseason run ended one win short of the American League Championship Series, but manager Will Venable was not about to let the loss define what his team accomplished. Chicago fell 2-0 to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS on Saturday at Progressive Field, becoming just the seventh team in the Wild Card era to […] The post White Sox manager Will Venable is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Chicago White Sox fan Pope Leo on his favorite team making the playoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/chicago-white-sox-fan-pope-leo-on-his-favorite-team-making-the",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:32:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}