Former White Sox pitcher has hilarious reaction after finding out Pope Leo XIV's fandom

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde had a hilarious absorption erstwhile helium recovered caller pope Robert Prevost's favourite shot team.

Fedde, 32, is present a subordinate of the St. Louis Cardinals and was asked astir Pope Leo XIV's White Sox fandom Friday. 

"Well, possibly helium had to commune a fewer times watching us," Fedde said via the New York Post. 

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears connected the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica astatine the Vatican May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)

Fedde was portion of the White Sox squad that went a putrid 41-121 past season, mounting the grounds for astir losses by a squad successful modern MLB history. 

A video surfaced online Friday of Prevost successful the assemblage wearing White Sox cogwheel during the 2005 World Series erstwhile the White Sox played the Houston Astros. The White Sox swept the Astros to triumph that World Series but person not won a playoff bid since then.

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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Erick Fedde walks disconnected the tract aft being taken retired of a crippled during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers astatine Globe Life Field July 22, 2024.  (Raymond Carlin III/USA Today Sports)

The first-ever American Pope was rumored to person been a Chicago Cubs fan, but his member John confirmed Prevost is so a White Sox fan. 

Fedde was 1 of the lone agleam spots from past season’s dreadful White Sox team. He went 7-4 successful 21 starts with a 3.11 ERA and was traded to the Cardinals astatine the commercialized deadline. 

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Erick Fedde (12) celebrates with Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages (43) aft throwing a complete-game shutout against the Washington Nationals astatine Nationals Park May 9, 2025.  (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)

This play has not been a batch amended for the White Sox, who are 11-28 and already 15 games down the first-place Detroit Tigers successful the AL Central. 

With the Cardinals this season, Fedde is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA. In his astir caller crippled against the Washington Nationals, helium pitched a complete-game shutout. 

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