2026 Cubs, White Sox join short list in Chicago baseball history — their postseason stays might be short, too
The Cubs and White Sox both clinched playoff berths on the same day, marking only the fourth time in history both teams have made the postseason in the same year.
Think about all the pieces that had to fall into place for the Cubs and White Sox to clinch playoff berths within two minutes of each other Thursday. That includes the Cubs overcoming all sorts of pitching challenges and the Sox overcoming years of ineptitude.Yet there they were, celebrating simultaneously, the Cubs at home and the Sox in Kansas City. It was a surreal visual, marking only the fourth time in history that the teams made the playoffs in the same season.Think about that, too. In…
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