SoxFest 2017
White Sox player Matt Davidson throws a plastic ball during a children’s hitting clinic on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
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Photos from SoxFest at the Hilton Chicago from Jan. 27-29, 2017.
Children take turns hitting a plastic baseball at SoxFest on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)Charlotte Gbur holds a bat at SoxFest on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fan Sandy Eberhardt takes a selfie with player Tyler Saladino on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson signs autographs for fans on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)Former White Sox player Frank Thomas talks to fans on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox general manager Rick Hahn, left, signs an autograph for a fan on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox mascot Southpaw interacts with fans, including Lukas Worm, 10, of Minnesota, and his mom Nadine Worm, left, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon, right, high-fives Christian Vanderveen, 10, of Elmhurst, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fans Andrew Duszynski, 7, and his mom Pam Duszynski of Milwaukee sit in the front row during a Q&A with players on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox’s Zack Collins, center, and Zack Burdi, right, sign outographs for fans after a Q&A session on Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox’s manager Rick Renteria, left, and general ganager Rick Hahn, right, take questions from fans on Jan. 28, 2017. In the center is Sox commentator Jason Benetti.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fans wait to get autographs onJan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox manager Rick Renteria, left, gives Michael Dolan of Oak Park a hug on Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox commentator Jason Benetti, center, moderates a conversation between fans and four of the team’s youngest players, from left, Zack Collins, and Zack Burdi, both 21, and Carson Fulmer, and Tim Anderson, both 23, on Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)Tim Anderson’s wife Bria Anderson holds their 11-month-old daughter Peyton on Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox Hall of Famer Frank Thomas autographs a football for fan Joe Mazan of Evergreen Park on Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox commentator Jason Benetti, center, moderates a conversation between fans and players Carson Fulmer, and Tim Anderson Jan. 28, 2017.
(Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fans file into SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Jose Abreu greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)White Sox players stand on stage after being introduced to fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Todd Frazier greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fans watch a video about the team at the start of SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Matt Davidson greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)White Sox manager Rick Renteria talks to the media at SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Tyler Saladino greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)White Sox fans watch a video about the team at the start of SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Charlie Tilson greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Jose Quintana greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Carlos Rodon greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)White Sox general manager Rick Hahn talks to the media at SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Miguel Gonzalez greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Derek Holland greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Nate Jones greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Yoan Moncada attends the first day of SoxFest on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Dan Jennings greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Yoan Moncada greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)Tyler Danish greets fans on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
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