Chicago White Sox Tickets : Thome Had Expressed Interested In Returning To Chicago

During the offseason on November 6, the White Sox traded Josh Fields and Chris Getz to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Teahen. On November 6, the White Sox declined Jermaine Dye's 2010 Contract.

On January 26, 2010, the White Sox had an opportunity to get Jim Thome back by signing a one-year deal with him, but passed, allowing him to then sign a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Minnesota Twins. Thome had expressed interested in returning to Chicago, but White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told Thome he wouldn't get enough at-bats to justify a return.

On the Opening Day, the White Sox shutout the Cleveland 6/0. On that day, Mark Buehrle made an astounding play when he hurried and picked up a ball with his glove in foul territory and quickly underthrew backwards with his glove to Paul Konerko, who caught the ball with his bare hand to force out Lou Marson in the fifth inning for the second out. Paul Konerko broke the franchise record for most home runs hit during the month of April with 11.On May 11, the Sox opened the two-game series at the new Target Field and took the victory 5/2 over Minnesota, but the next day lost 3/2.

On June 13 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Gavin Floyd pitched a no-hitter through 6.2 innings before allowing a double to Alfonso Soriano and then the next batter scored Soriano by Chad Tracy's RBI single. The opposing pitcher Ted Lilly didn't allow a hit through 8 innings before allowing a single to Juan Pierre. Later that inning, the bases were loaded, so it would have golden opportunities for Sox to score some runs, but failed.

The Sox failed to sweep the Cubs as they lose 1/0 with one hit for Sox and three hits for Cubs. From June 12/20, they went eight straight games without hitting home runs, their longest since 1989, which they went nine straight homerless games. However, during their homerless streak, the Sox went 7/1, thanks to their starting pitching. During their span, the Sox have won six straight without hitting home runs for the first time since 1942. They have won eleven in a row for the first time since June 1961, which they have won twelve in a row.

On July 5/8, the Sox got their four-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels for the first time since 1983. On July 11 against the Kansas City Royals, Andruw Jones hit his 400th career home run in third inning, 46th player in major league history to accomplish this feat. Also the Sox hit five home runs in the game, including four in third inning, tying their franchise history, including two back-to-backs. The Sox swept the Royals with a 15/5 victory and finished with a perfect homestand 7/0. From June 8 until the All-Star break, the Sox were 25/5, their best in MLB. On June 8, the Sox were 24/33 and 9 games out of the first place.

Just 40 days later, the Sox were 50/41 and were in first place by 1 games over the Detroit Tigers. On July 18 against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, the Sox led 6/3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Then the Twins scored four runs without getting anybody out and suffering Sox their first walk-off loss of the season.

On July 23, Mark Buehrle celebrated one-year anniversary of his perfect game by taking a complete game victory over the Oakland Athletics in Oakland. He allowed 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 walk and 2 strikeouts. From July 26/29, the Sox swept the four-game series over the Seattle Mariners for the first time since 1994 and finished the season series versus the Mariners 9/1 and outscoring them 52/21.

On August 3, the Sox played a split doubleheader at Detroit, which the Sox won 12/2 in afternoon game and lost 7/1 in night game. The afternoon game was a made-up game from May 17. The next day, Edwin Jackson made his White Sox debut against his former teammate, which he went 7.0 IP, 9 H, ER, BB, 6 K. Jackson got his first win with the White Sox since moving from Arizona against Armando Galarraga, whose perfect game was lost by the blown call by an umpire on June 2.

Jackson threw a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida on June 25. After that game, the Sox were 37/13 (.740) over their last 50 games since June 8, best record in MLB during that span. From August 10/12, the Sox lost the series against the Twins and fell to 2nd place in the AL Central one game back. Also the Sox lost the series at home for the first time since June 4/6 against the Indians, snapping their 7 straight home series wins.