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Although COVID-19 caused the most widespread disruption the sports world has seen, it’s not the first time they have been paused. Here are other events that have brought sports to a halt.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said owners imposed a lockout “out of a desire to drive the process forward to an agreement now.” MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark pushed back on that sentiment as labor talks stalled.

MLB owners reportedly voted unanimously Wednesday night to lock out players beginning Thursday. It would be baseball’s ninth work stoppage and the first since the strike that resulted in MLB canceling the 1994 World Series and playing a shortened 1995 season.

LaMarr Hoyt, the 1983 American League Cy Young for the Chicago White Sox, died Monday in Columbia, S.C., following a lengthy illness. He was 66.

The Chicago White Sox saw plenty of Kendall Graveman during the ALDS. Now the reliever will try to help the Sox return to the postseason after agreeing to a three-year, $24 million deal.

Javier Baez is moving on.

Minnie Miñoso, quien pasó parte de 12 temporadas con los Chicago White Sox, es uno de los 10 jugadoros en la boleta de la Era de los Días Dorados para el Salón de la Fama del Béisbol. Los resultados se darán a conocer el domingo.

Minnie Miñoso was honored on what would have been his 96th birthday outside of Guaranteed Rate Field on Nov. 29, 2021.

Minnie Miñoso, who spent parts of 12 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, is one of 10 players on the Golden Days Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Results will be announced Sunday.

A timeline of the stats, honors and accomplishments throughout Minnie Miñoso’s major-league career.

The Chicago White Sox reportedly are on the verge of adding to their bullpen by signing Kendall Graveman. The reliever went 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 53 relief appearances for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros in 2021.

David Ortiz, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum and Alex Rodriguez are among 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, joining 17 holdovers.

The Chicago White Sox purchased the contracts of pitchers Jason Bilous and Bennett Sousa from Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced Friday.

The baseball lockdown is coming, everyone says, so prepare for an offseason of inactivity and posturing by both sides.

Lance Lynn believes the Chicago White Sox rotation has “a lot more in the tank.” “I think we’re kind of scratching the surface,” said Lynn, who finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting.