After missing the playoffs and then losing Jose Abreu and Johnny Cueto in free agency, the Chicago White Sox hope that new manager Pedro Grifol can help lead them back to the top of the AL Central in 2023.
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Most White Sox games this season will be locally televised on NBC Sports Chicago, while others may be nationally televised on MLB Network (those ones will also be on NBC Sports Chicago), ESPN, ESPN2, Fox or FS1. A couple may be untelevised and stream on YouTube, Apple TV+, Peacock TV or ESPN+.
If you don’t have cable and you live in the White Sox market, you can watch a live stream of every televised White Sox game on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both include NBC Sports Chicago and come with a free trial.
Here’s a full rundown of those options, as well as some ways for out-of-market viewers to watch White Sox games live online without cable in 2023:
If You’re in the White Sox Market
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1, MLB Network and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need to include the “Sports Plus” add-on for MLB Network, but you can include any add-ons you want with your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch White Sox games live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN, ESPN2, Fox and FS1 are included in every one, while NBC Sports Chicago and MLB Network are in “Choice” and up, but you can pick any package and any add-ons you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch White Sox games live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
If You’re Out of the White Sox Market
Amazon Prime’s MLB.TV Channel
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch every out-of-market, non-nationally televised MLB game via Prime Channels.
The MLB.TV channel costs either $24.99 per month to watch every out-of-market game (“All Team Pass”) or $129.99 for the year to just watch out-of-market White Sox games (“Single Team Pass”), but either option comes with a free seven-day trial:
MLB.TV Amazon Prime Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime MLB.TV Channel, out-of-market viewers can watch White Sox games live on the Prime Video app or Amazon website.
Compatible devices for the Prime Video app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
MLB.TV
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch games on MLB’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s.
You can watch all out-of-market, non-nationally televised MLB games via MLB.TV. It costs $24.99 per month or $149.99 for the year to watch every out-of-market game, or $129.99 for the year to just watch out-of-market White Sox games. The monthly and yearly all-team options include a free seven-day trial (the single-team option does not):
Once signed up for MLB.TV, out-of-market viewers can watch White Sox games live on the MLB TV app or MLB.TV website.
Compatible devices for the MLB TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
ESPN+
This isn’t going to be an option to watch a lot of White Sox games, but if you’re looking for a cheap way to watch a random MLB game daily, ESPN+ includes at least one out-of-market game every day during the regular season:
In addition to one live MLB game every day, ESPN+ also has dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (or $13.99 per month for a bundle of all three of ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu).
Once signed up for ESPN+, out-of-market viewers can watch a daily MLB game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com.
Compatible devices for the ESPN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
White Sox Season Preview 2023
The Sox finished their 2022 campaign with a disappointing 81-81 mark, and they’ll have a new leader in the dugout to go with several new faces. Gone are players like Jose Abreu, who left in free agency, while former manager Tony La Russa retired after two years with the team. Now, Pedro Grifol will be taking over as the Sox’s new skipper, and he’ll have a new staff to boot.
“I don’t like to rotate lineups — doesn’t mean I won’t,” Grifol told The Athletic about his coaching preferences. “When you have a team like ours and you have seven or eight everyday players, comfort is good too. Them knowing exactly where they’re going to hit, what their job is, that’s a good thing too. But it’s not going to be a stubborn thing.”
The Sox also lost closer Liam Hendricks for the year, as he is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Thus, Grifol says he’s going with a bullpen by committee, which should consist of Kendall Graveman, Joe Kelly, Reynaldo Lopez and Jake Diekman.
The Sox won 93 games a season ago in 2021, when they also won the AL Central, making last year’s dalliance with .500 so disappointing. The key for Chicago, then, will be finding solid team chemistry amidst all this change.
“For sure, we have to find that togetherness, and this spring has been good,” Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson said, per The Chicago Sun-Times. “Being as one. We weren’t as one last year, and it showed in the way we played. We looked good on paper but didn’t look good on the field.”
The Sox kick their season off on the road against the Astros, who signed Abreu to a long-term deal this offseason. It will be interesting to see how he plays against his former team.
Here’s a look at what will be the likely starting lineup and starting rotation for the White Sox this season:
- C Yasmani Grandal
- 1B Andrew Vaughn
- 2B Elvis Andrus
- 3B Yoan Moncada
- SS Tim Anderson
- LF Andrew Benintendi
- CF Luis Robert Jr.
- RF Oscar Colas (Rookie)
- DH Eloy Jimenez
Potential starting rotation:
- RHP Lance Lynn
- RHP Lucas Giolito
- RHP Dylan Cease
- LHP Mike Clevinger
- RHP Michael Kopech
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How to Watch White Sox Games Without Cable in 2023