The 2026 Chicago White Sox season is the club's 127th season in Chicago, their 126th in the American League and their 36th at Rate Field. The White Sox have improved on their 60–102 record from the previous season after a 5–3 win over the division rival Cleveland Guardians on August 9.
The White Sox achieved multiple successes in 2026. They ended their streak of three consecutive 100+ loss seasons. They also ended their 3-losing season streak, winning their 81st game, a narrow 14–11 win over the Kansas City Royals, whom they defeated 22–1 earlier in the season to improve on their franchise-worst record from 2024. Two days later, they secured a 9–1 victory over the same Royals, becoming the first team in MLB history to clinch the MLB playoffs after three straight seasons with 100+ loss seasons.
Despite these improvements, they lost their American League Central division lead they held for much of the season in late September to the Guardians, which also prevented them from having a first-round bye. This forced them to settle for the final spot in the American League Wild Card Series, where they played the Houston Astros in their first playoff series since 2021. Despite having struggled against the Astros during the regular season, the White Sox swept Houston in two games, never trailing in either one, for their first postseason series win since the 2005 World Series, coincidentally also against Houston (who at the time were in the National League). They are currently leading the division rival Guardians, 2–0 in their first American League Division Series since 2021.
Regular season Season standings American League Central
American League Wild Card
Records vs. Opponents
Game log
Legend White Sox win White Sox loss Postponement Clinched playoff spotBoldWhite Sox team member
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 26 || @ Brewers || 1:10 pm || 2–14 || Misiorowski (1–0) || S. Smith (0–1) || ― || 43,001 || 0–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || March 28 || @ Brewers || 6:10 pm || 1–6 || Ashby (1–0) || Burke (0–1) || ― || 36,030 || 0–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || March 29 || @ Brewers || 1:10 pm || 7–9 || Woodford (1–0) || Domínguez (0–1) || Megill (1) || 32,737 || 0–3 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || March 30 || @ Marlins || 5:40 pm || 9–4 || Martin (1–0) || Paddack (0–1) || ― || 6,515 || 1–3 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || March 31 || @ Marlins || 5:40 pm || 2–9 || Bender (1–0) || Fedde (0–1) || ― || 6,667 || 1–4 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 1 || @ Marlins || 12:10 pm || 0–10 || Alcántara (2–0) || S. Smith (0–2) || ― || 6,505 || 1–5 || L2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 2 || Blue Jays ||colspan="8"|Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: April 3) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 3 || Blue Jays || 1:10 pm || 5–4 || Domínguez (1–1) || Hoffman (1–1) || ― || 33,171 || 2–5 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 4 || Blue Jays || 1:10 pm || 6–3 || Murphy (1–0) || Little (0–2) || Domínguez (1) || 18,389 || 3–5 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 5 || Blue Jays || 1:10 pm || 3–0 || Martin (2–0) || Lauer (1–1) || Murphy (1) || 22,326 || 4–5 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 6 || Orioles || 6:40 pm || 1–2 || Young (1–0) || Fedde (0–2) || Helsley (3) || 17,221 || 4–6 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 7 || Orioles || 2:10 pm || 2–4 || Canó (1–1) || Hicks (0–1) || Helsley (4) || 10,750 || 4–7 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 8 || Orioles || 1:10 pm || 3–5 || Bradish (1–2) || Sims (0–1) || Garcia (1) || 10,133 || 4–8 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 9 || @ Royals || 6:40 pm || 2–0 || Kay (1–0) || Lugo (1–1) || Domínguez (2) || 13,001 || 5–8 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 10 || @ Royals || 6:40 pm || 0–2 || Bubic (2–1) || Martin (2–1) || Erceg (4) || 12,907 || 5–9 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 11 || @ Royals || 3:10 pm || 0–2 || Wacha (2–0) || Fedde (0–3) || Erceg (5) || 16,214 || 5–10 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 12 || @ Royals || 1:10 pm || 6–5 || Leasure (1–0) || Schreiber (0–2) || Domínguez (3) || 20,552 || 6–10 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 14 || Rays || 6:40 pm || 5–8 || McClanahan (1–1) || Schultz (0–1) || Baker (3) || 14,648 || 6–11 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 15 || Rays || 6:40 pm || 3–8 || Scholtens (1–0) || Burke (0–2) || ― || 10,193 || 6–12 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 16 || Rays || 1:10 pm || 3–5 || Kelly (2–1) || Domínguez (1–2) || Baker (4) || 10,128 || 6–13 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 17 || @ Athletics || 8:40 pm || 9–2 || Martin (3–1) || Civale (2–1) || ― || 12,027 || 7–13 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 18 || @ Athletics || 3:05 pm || 6–7 || Perkins (2–0) || Sims (0–2) || ― || 11,131 || 7–14 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 19 || @ Athletics || 3:05 pm || 7–4 || Schultz (1–1) || Springs (3–1) || Domínguez (4) || 12,070 || 8–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 8:40 pm || 11–5 || Burke (1–2) || Kelly (1–1) || ― || 23,045 || 9–14 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 8:40 pm || 7–11 || Rodríguez (2–0) || Kay (1–1) || ― || 20,799 || 9–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 2:40 pm || 4–1 || Taylor (1–0) || Sewald (0–3) || Domínguez (5) || 20,405 || 10–15 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 24 || Nationals || 6:40 pm || 5–4 || Leasure (2–0) || Cornelio (0–1) || Domínguez (6) || 17,588 || 11–15 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 25 || Nationals || 3:10 pm || 3–6 || Pérez (2–3) || Leasure (2–1) || ― || 35,174 || 11–16 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 26 || Nationals || 1:10 pm || 1–2 || Lovelady (2–1) || Domínguez (1–3) || Schultz (1) || 24,259 || 11–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || April 27 || Angels || 6:40 pm || 8–7 || Bido (2–0) || Sandlin (0–1) || Hudson (1) || 10,193 || 12–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || April 28 || Angels || 6:40 pm || 5–2 || Martin (4–1) || Soriano (5–1) || Domínguez (7) || 11,857 || 13–17 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || April 29 || Angels || 12:10 pm || 3–2 || Domínguez (2–3) || Pomeranz (0–3) || ― || 15,901 || 14–17 || W3
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 1 || @ Padres || 8:40 pm || 8–2 || Schultz (2–1) || Márquez (3–2) || – || 43,638 || 15–17 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 2 || @ Padres || 7:40 pm || 4–0 || Burke (2–2) || King (3–2) || Domínguez (8) || 42,758 || 16–17 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 3 || @ Padres || 3:10 pm || 3–4 || Adam (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || Miller (11) || 40,171 || 16–18 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 4 || @ Angels || 8:38 pm || 6–0 || Martin (5–1) || Soriano (5–2) || ― || 26,262 || 17–18 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 5 || @ Angels || 8:38 pm || 3–4 || Fermín (1–1) || Fedde (0–4) || Zeferjahn (1) || 26,892 || 17–19 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3:07 pm || 2–8 || Ureña (1–3) || Schultz (2–2) || ― || 23,338 || 17–20 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 8 || Mariners || 6:40 pm || 8–12 || Hancock (3–1) || Burke (2–3) || ― || 23,011 || 17–21 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 9 || Mariners || 6:10 pm || 6–1 || Kay (2–1) || Castillo (0–4) || ― || 25,438 || 18–21 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 10 || Mariners || 1:10 pm || 2–1 || Hudson (1–0) || Bazardo (2–2) || Domínguez (9) || 19,247 || 19–21 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 12 || Royals || 6:40 pm || 6–5 || Domínguez (3–3) || Strahm (1–1) || Hudson (2) || 13,256 || 20–21 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 13 || Royals || 6:40 pm || 6–5 || Davis (1–1) || Lugo (1–3) || Domínguez (10) || 11,905 || 21–21 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 14 || Royals || 6:40 pm || 6–2 || Kay (3–1) || Bubic (3–2) || Newcomb (1) || 14,913 || 22–21 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 15 || Cubs || 6:40 pm || 5–10 || Thornton (2–0) || Hudson (1–1) || ― || 38,723 || 22–22 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 16 || Cubs || 6:10 pm || 8–3 || Martin (6–1) || Taillon (2–3) || ― || 38,795 || 23–22 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 17 || Cubs || 1:10 pm || 9–8 || Davis (2–1) || Rolison (3–1) || ― || 38,608 || 24–22 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 18 || @ Mariners || 8:40 pm || 1–6 || Woo (4–2) || Schultz (2–3) || ― || 31,409 || 24–23 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 19 || @ Mariners || 8:40 pm || 2–1 || Hudson (2–1) || Castillo (1–5) || Taylor (1) || 28,837 || 25–23 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 20 || @ Mariners || 3:10 pm || 4–5 || Brash (3–0) || Newcomb (0–1) || Ferrer (3) || 24,492 || 25–24 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 22 || @ Giants || 9:15 pm || 9–4 || Martin (7–1) || McDonald (2–1) || ― || 37,524 || 26–24 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 23 || @ Giants || 3:05 pm || 3–10 || Gage (4–1) || Fedde (0–5) || ― || 40,172 || 26–25 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 24 || @ Giants || 3:05 pm || 5–8 || Winn (1–1) || Schultz (2–4) || Kilian (3) || 40,220 || 26–26 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 25 || Twins || 1:10 pm || 3–1 || Kay (4–1) || Matthews (1–2) || Domínguez (11) || 30,114 || 27–26 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 26 || Twins || 6:40 pm || 3–5 || Rogers (1–1) || Davis (2–2) || Gómez (3) || 15,432 || 27–27 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 27 || Twins || 6:40 pm || 15–2 || Sandlin (1–0) || Prielipp (1–3) || ― || 14,796 || 28–27 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 28 || Twins || 1:10 pm || 6–2 || Martin (8–1) || Woods Richardson (0–7) || – || 14,194 || 29–27 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || May 29 || Tigers || 6:40 pm || 4–3 || Hudson (3–1) || Anderson (2–2) || – || 30,019 || 30–27 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || May 30 || Tigers || 1:10 pm || 7–1 || Kay (5–1) || Valdez (2–4) || – || 29,435 || 31–27 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || May 31 || Tigers || 1:10 pm || 2–1 || Eisert (1–0) || Anderson (2–3) || Davis (1) || 28,764 || 32–27 || W5
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 1 || @ Twins || 6:40 pm || 6–9 || Ryan (4–3) || Sandlin (1–1) || ― || 12,525 || 32–28 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 2 || @ Twins || 6:40 pm || 4–6 || Prielipp (2–3) || Martin (8–2) || Gómez (4) || 15,358 || 32–29 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 3 || @ Twins || 12:40 pm || 8–0 || Fedde (1–5) || Bradley (5–2) || ― || 20,322 || 33–29 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 5 || @ Phillies || 5:40 pm || 6–8 || Bowlan (2–0) || Hudson (3–2) || Durán (15) || 43,232 || 33–30 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 6 || @ Phillies || 3:05 pm || 6–3 || Burke (3–3) || Painter (1–7) || Taylor (2) || 42,949 || 34–30 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 7 || @ Phillies || 12:35 pm || 5–9 || Alvarado (3–1) || Davis (2–3) || ― || 41,978 || 34–31 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 9 || Braves || 6:40 pm || 6–5 || Taylor (2–0) || Iglesias (0–1) || ― || 20,494 || 35–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 10 || Braves || 6:40 pm || 2–1 || Martin (9–2) || Sale (8–5) || Hudson (3) || 14,622 || 36–31 || W2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || June 11 || Braves ||colspan="8"|Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: August 20) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 12 || Dodgers || 6:40 pm || 8–2 || Kay (6–1) || Sasaki (3–4) || ― || 37,882 || 37–31 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 13 || Dodgers || 3:10 pm || 1–7 || Yamamoto (7–4) || Burke (3–4) || ― || 37,832 || 37–32 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 14 || Dodgers || 1:10 pm || 6–4 || Fedde (2–5) || Sheehan (3–4) || Domínguez (12) || 38,507 || 38–32 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 6:05 pm || 2–12 || Cole (2–1) || Martin (9–3) || Yarbrough (2) || 36,723 || 38–33 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;"