Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhaiChairman Jerry Reinsdorf smokes a cigar during warmups before the White Sox play the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field on Aug. 7, 2023.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiWhite Sox first baseman Jose Abreu fist-bumps a fan after a win over the Royals in the Sox's 2021 home opener on April 8, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiWhite Sox fans are displayed on the scoreboard during the seventh-inning stretch during a game against the Twins on July 24, 2020, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Fans were not allowed in the ballpark in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiMatt Westfall competes in the White Sox Speed Pitch Challenge on Feb. 13, 2020, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Participants competed to throw the fastest pitch with the winner receiving a trip for two to spring training games in Arizona.
baiduhai historical photoCrowds line up outside Comiskey Park to buy tickets for the first All-Star Game in 1933.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiWith extended netting in place to protect fans, the crowd stands during the seventh-inning stretch of a game between the White Sox and Astros on April 21, 2018, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiThe Guaranteed Rate logo is shown on the video board at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago before a game between the White Sox and Phillies on Aug. 24, 2016.
baiduhai historical photoAn unidentified game at Comiskey Park in 1928.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiThe April 18, 1991, grand opening of White Sox's new park is depicted in a small mural on the main concourse of U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago before a game between the White Sox and the Houston Astros in Chicago on May 17, 2016.
baiduhai historical photoWhite Sox fans wait in line for the box office on opening day in 1958.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiGuest services team leader Kim Castillo adjusts the head on a batting dummy while the Chicago White Sox play the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field on May 6, 2016.
baiduhai historical photoWhite Sox owner Bill Veeck, right, chats with slugger Ted Kluszewski, left, and pitcher Early Wynn in this 1959 photo.
baiduhaiA fish-eye's view of Comiskey Park on opening day in 1988.
baiduhai historical photoBubba Phillips, left, and Minnie Minoso tried to keep their ears warm on a crisp April day at Comiskey Park in 1957.
baiduhai historical photoYankee slugger Roger Maris was five home runs from breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 when he stepped to the plate in this panoramic view of Comiskey Park on Sept. 12, 1961.
baiduhai historical photoThe Comiskey Park bleachers filled fast and fans got creative with seating during a game against the Twins in 1973.
Ed Wagner, Jr. / baiduhaiChet Lemon (44) runs for the dugout after scoring the winning run against the Boston Red Sox on opening day in 1978. Lemon scored from first base on a bloop single to center. A record crowd of 50,754 was on hand for the game.
Ed Wagner, Jr. / baiduhaiAn anti-disco promotion in Comiskey Park in 1979 drew thousands of teens, who poured onto the field between games of a White Sox double-header. The Sox forfeited the second game.
Michael Tercha / baiduhaiA view of U.S. Cellular Field before the first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 22, 2005, between the White Sox and the Houston Astros.
Ed Wagner, Jr. / baiduhaiWhite Sox players take the field wearing sombreros for Salute to Mexico Day at Comiskey Park in June 1976.
baiduhaiWhite Sox catcher Carlton Fisk reaches out to fans following the last game at the old Comiskey Park on Sept. 30, 1990.
baiduhaiThe last fireworks display at old Comiskey Park on Sept. 29, 1990.
baiduhaiWith the remains of old Comiskey in the background, a fan leaves an auction at the new park with two seats from the old stadium he bought for $50 each.
Charles Cherney / baiduhaiWhite Sox fans cheer during player introductions at opening day of the new Comiskey Park on April 18, 1991.
baiduhaiThe exterior of new Comiskey Park on Feb. 20, 1991.
baiduhaiThe new Comiskey Park nears completion in 1991.
Frank Hanes / baiduhaiWorkers high atop the White Sox's new park look far down on the old stadium on July 10, 1990.
Frank Hanes / baiduhaiSteelworkers sit high above the new White Sox park during the governor's tour July 10, 1990.
George Thompson / baiduhaiThe infield at the new White Sox park, later named U.S. Cellular Field, as workers continue construction Aug. 18, 1990.
Charles Cherney / baiduhaiMembers of the press get a look at the new scoreboard at Comiskey Park on Feb. 20, 1991. It incorporated the "exploding" scoreboard from the old Comiskey Park.
Frank Hanes / baiduhaiWith workers busily pounding and wiring away, the White Sox's new park begins to rise in the shadows of the old Comiskey Park at 35th and Shields in November 1989.
George Thompson / baiduhaiWhite Sox players Lance Johnson, from left, Steve Lyons, Ron Kittle (behind Lyons) and Dave Gallagher take a hard-hat tour of the new ballpark under construction across the street from Comiskey Park on Jan. 15, 1990.
Frank Hanes / baiduhaiWith workers busily pounding and wiring away, the White Sox's new park begins to rise in the shadows of the old Comiskey Park at 35th and Shields in November 1989.
Carl Wagner / baiduhaiWorkers from the Colonial Brick Co. clean and stack bricks from the buildings demolished to make way for the White Sox's new park at 35th Street and Shields Avenue on Jan. 26, 1989.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiChristian Dudlo, 16, takes in the scene from the top of the upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago before a baseball game between the White Sox and the Houston Astros on May 17, 2016.
Chicago AmericanThe White Sox lost 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns before 24,000 fans in the first game of what was then White Sox Park in 1910. A year later, team owner Charles Comiskey changed the park name.
baiduhai historical photoA view from the lower-deck stands between Sections G and F at White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) in an undated photo.
baiduhai historical photoEd Cicotte passes a baseball to his daughter, Virginia June, at Military Day at Comiskey Park on Aug. 23, 1917. It was Cicotte who let gamblers know the fix was in during Game 1 of the 1919 World Series when he hit the first batter he faced. Cicotte won 29 games during the regular season that year, but lost both Games 1 and 4 in the Series. He once explained he went along with the conspiracy to get enough money for security for his family. "I did it for the kiddies," he said.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFans walk with their dogs on the field during before the White Sox play the Orioles on April 29, 2019, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
baiduhai historical photoFans gather outside Comiskey Park on opening day of the 1954 season.
baiduhai historical photoBaseball dignitaries were in attendance at Comiskey for the first All-Star game, held in 1933 as part of Chicago's Century of Progress World's Fair. Seated from left are Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, Yankees owner Jake Ruppert, Philadelphia A's owner Tom Shibe and American League President Will Harridge.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiFans arrive at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the White Sox and the Houston Astros on May 17, 2016.
baiduhai historical photoJust a kid at heart, Babe Ruth plays with a balloon in the Comiskey Park outfield in the late 1920s.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiVendor Alexander Garcia, 31, points as he prepares food in front of historic White Sox imagery while the Sox play the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field on May 6, 2016.
baiduhai historical photoOpening day of the 1966 season drew 28,175 fans to see the White Sox beat the California Angels 3-2 in the 14th inning.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiChicago White Sox shortstop Jimmy Rollins bats during the first inning of the game against the Houston Astros at U.S. Cellular Field on May 18, 2016.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiFans take a photo of themselves in front of the Championship Moments sculpture outside U.S. Cellular Field prior to the start of a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros on May 18, 2016.
Phil Velasquez / baiduhaiChicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale appears on screen during a video montage as the team shows off its new giant centerfield scoreboard April 5, 2016.
Armando L. Sanchez, baiduhaiFans watch fireworks go off after the White Sox defeated the Orioles on July 3, 2015, at U.S. Cellular Field.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiOriginal left field seat commemorating Paul Konerko's 2005 World Series grand slam at U.S. Cellular Field on Sept. 13, 2014.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiMaria Pasaye looks for her "legacy brick" before the White Sox home opener on March 31, 2014, at U.S. Cellular Field.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiWhite Sox fans watch the action as former owner Charles A. Comiskey oversees in the right field terrace during Game 2 of the World Series at U.S. Cellular Field on Oct. 24, 2005. The statue was placed in 2003.
baiduhai historical photoThe starting lineup for opening day in 1969 included hostesses and "usherettes" known as the Soxettes. They included Rose Symons, from left, Lisa Gillis, Cathy Shafer, Evelyn Marshall, Norma Ballo, Carol Vesely, Sheryl Reddish, Mallie Terry and Gloria Bell.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiNine-year-old Danny Gaughan, of Chicago, admires the statue of Carlton Fisk in the center field concourse at U.S. Cellular Field before the start of Game 2 between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox of the American League Division Series on Oct. 5, 2005.
baiduhai file photoWhite Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, left, and U.S. Cellular President and CEO John Rooney announce the renaming of Comiskey Park to U.S. Cellular Field on Feb. 3, 2003.
E. Jason Wambsgans / baiduhaiAn aerial view of U.S. Cellular Field just prior to the start of the 2003 All-Star game on July 16, 2003.
George Thompson / baiduhaiThe White Sox's new park starts taking form Sept. 21, 1990.
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Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf smokes a cigar during warmups before the White Sox play the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field on Aug. 7, 2023.
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What’s the future for the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field?
According to a Crain’s Chicago Business report, the Sox are considering a move from the place they’ve called home since 1991 when the team’s lease expires six seasons from now.
No decision is imminent, according to the report, which lists a new stadium in the city or suburbs and relocating to Nashville, Tenn., among the possibilities.
The article also details that Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf might look to sell the Sox.
“We have not had any conversations about our lease situation, but with six years remaining, it is naturally nearing a time where discussions should begin to take place,” the Sox said in a statement Monday. “The conversations would be with the city, ISFA (Illinois Sports Facilities Authority) and the state and most likely would be about vision, opportunities and the future.”
The Sox moved into Guaranteed Rate Field, then named new Comiskey Park, after calling Comiskey Park home from 1910-90.
The Sox were close to moving to St. Petersburg, Fla., in the late 1980s, leading to the construction of their current home park.
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