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Sports Monday, June 1, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Munetaka Murakami didn’t sugarcoat how he felt. “It hurts,” the White Sox slugger said through an interpreter when asked about his right hamstring. “It hurts.” Fans clap as White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami walks off the field with an apparent leg
injury in the third inning against the Tigers at Rate Field on May, 29, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune) Murakami will miss four to six weeks, manager Will Venable said, after suffering a Grade 2 right hamstring strain on Friday. The injury occurred during the third inning on Friday as Murakami beat a throw to first base to avoid grounding into a double play. The training staff checked on Murakami and he exited the game. Murakami is slashing .240/.378/.560 with four doubles, 20 home runs, 41 RBIs, 44 walks, 43 runs and a .938 OPS in 57 games during his first major-league season. He entered Saturday tied for the American League lead in home runs and was second in the AL in RBIs. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | After the Illinois Senate passed a new framework for a Bears stadium plan, the House adjourned without taking up the bill as some members said they didn’t have time to study the proposal. | | | | | Here’s what to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field. | | | | | Pete Crow-Armstrong became a full-fledged villain this weekend in St. Louis, joining Dusty Baker, Carlos Zambrano, Joe Maddon, Kris Bryant and other Chicago Cubs legends. | | | | | Chicago White Sox 2023 first-round draft pick Jacob Gonzalez went 1-for-3 in his MLB debut during a 2-1 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday at Rate Field. | | | | | UCLA didn’t lose a series all season, but Saint Mary’s essentially ended that streak, beating the No. 1 overall seed twice in two games over the past three days. | | | | | Northern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago ended their seasons in the double-elimination NCAA baseball regional tournaments this weekend. | | | |
