Photos from the White Sox’s 8-1 win over the Cubs in the Cactus League opener Feb. 20, 2026, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.

Chicago White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci (92) hits a two-run homer in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci hits a two-run home run in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci (92) runs the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci (92) runs the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci (92) runs the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox left fielder Austin Hays (21) hits a solo-homer in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox left fielder Austin Hays hits a solo home run in the first inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox left fielder Austin Hays' (21) solo-homer ball fly's into the fans grass area in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans reach for White Sox left fielder Austin Hays’ solo home run ball in the first inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami, left, shakes hands with Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman in the third inning of the Cactus League opener Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami, left, shakes hands with Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman in the third inning of the Cactus League opener Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman (3) stands at the plate in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman waits for a pitch during a first-inning at-bat against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (50) pitches in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers in the first inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) hits a solo-homer in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs center fielder Seiya Suzuki connects for a solo home run in the first inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) hits a solo-homer in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs center fielder Seiya Suzuki watches his solo home run in the first inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox center fielder Derek Hill (25) jumps for a solo-homer hit by Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) in the first inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox center fielder Derek Hill jumps but can’t reach a solo home run from the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki in the first inning in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon (48) pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon delivers in the first inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) sits in the dugout in the second inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami sits in the dugout in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) takes out Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (50) in the second inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) takes out pitcher Jameson Taillon (50) in the second inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Connor Schultz (79) pitches in the second inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs pitcher Connor Schultz delivers in the second inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs left fielder Chas McCormick (55) stands at the plate in the second inning against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs left fielder Chas McCormick waits for a pitch in the second inning against the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second baseman Pedro Ramirez (75) gets walked after being hit by a pitch from Chicago White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon (48) in the second inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs second baseman Pedro Ramirez gets hit by a pitch from the White Sox’s Jonathan Cannon in the second inning of the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable (1) walks on the field in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox manager Will Venable looks at his lineup card in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon (48) stands in the dugout in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon stands in the dugout in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable (1) takes out Chicago White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon (48) in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox manager Will Venable, left, takes the ball from pitcher Jonathan Cannon in the second inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) hits a single in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the third inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) high-fives players after the third inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) high-fives teammates after the third inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Chicago White Sox play the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans watch the White Sox play the Cubs in the fourth inning during the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Chicago White Sox play the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)The White Sox play the Cubs in the fourth inning of the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) walks into the dugout after the third inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami walks into the dugout after the third inning against the Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) walks on the field before playing the Chicago Cubs in the first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) walks on the field before the Cactus League opener against the Cubs at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Lisa Cimino sings the national anthem before the Chicago Cubs play the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Lisa Cimino sings the national anthem before the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fight jets fly over the field during the national anthem before the Chicago Cubs play the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fight jets fly over the field during the national anthem before the Cubs play the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans stand during the national anthem before the Chicago Cubs play the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans stand during the national anthem before the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs players stand for the national anthem before playing against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs players stand for the national anthem before the Cactus League opener against the White Sox at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans wait for autographs before the Chicago Cubs play the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans wait for autographs before the Cubs play the White Sox in the Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (91) smiles on the field before playing against the Chicago Cubs during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (91) smiles on the field before the Cactus League opener against the Cubs at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman (3) warms up on the field before playing against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman warms up before the Cactus League opener against the White Sox at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) sits in the dugout before playing against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki sits in the dugout before the Cactus League opener against the White Sox at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Audrey Beal, 10, waits for players autographs before the Chicago Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Audrey Beal, 10, waits for player autographs before the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
From left, Tom Pierce and Brian Boys, both from Chicago, wait for players to pass while walking to the stadium before the Cubs play the against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)From left, Tom Pierce and Brian Boys, both from Chicago, wait for players to pass while walking to the stadium before the Cubs play the against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Melanie Studnicka, 32, gets chapstick put on by her two-year-old son before the Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Melanie Studnicka, 32, gets ChapStick put on by her 2-year-old son before the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Mandie Wade, from Chicago, waits in line before the Chicago Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Mandie Wade, of Chicago, waits in line before the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
George Obrochta and his 1-year-old daughter Emilia Obrochta, from Chicago, walk behind outfield as the Chicago Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)George Obrochta and his 1-year-old daughter, Emilia, walk behind outfield during the Cubs-Sox game at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs fans stand near the outfield while watching the Chicago Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Cubs fans stand near the outfield while watching the Cactus League opener against the White Sox in the ninth inning at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Chicago White Sox play the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans watch the White Sox play the Cubs in Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Fans sit behind the outfield as the Chicago Cubs play against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning during the Cubs and White Sox first spring training game of the year at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 20, 2026 in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans sit behind the outfield during the Cubs-White Sox Cactus League opener at Sloan Park on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)