Old game footage resurfaces and reveals Pope Leo XIV attended 2005 World Series

The new pope is a White Sox fan.Recently resurfaced footage has revealed that Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series in Chicago wearing Chicago White Sox gear.In the video, Leo, who was elected this week to become the first American-born pope this week following the recent death of Pope Francis, is seen among fans during the White Sox’s 5-3 victory over the Astros, a game that set the tone for the team’s first World Series title since 1917.This discovery delighted many, highlighting the pope’s fandom of the Sox, as well as his overall connection to sports.On Friday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell playfully suggested that Leo should be worried about helping the Bulls in the draft lottery, which is taking place Monday night.The Bulls will be part of the process, though they are currently 12th with just an 8 percent chance of moving into the top four, with a 1.7 percent chance of obtaining the No.1 overall pick, which is likely to be Duke’s Cooper Flagg.Leo’s brother, John, confirmed the allegiance to the White Sox, noting that their household had diverse baseball loyalties, with their mother favoring the Cubs and their father supporting the Cardinals.“He was never ever a Cubs fan, so I don’t know where that came from,” Prevost said earlier this week with WGN-TV.

“He was always a Sox fan.Our mother was a Cubs fan.

I don’t know, maybe that clued in there and our dad was a Cardinals fan, so I don’t know where all that came from. A fan even arrived to Friday’s White Sox game dressed as Leo.The White Sox, just 11-28 on the season, even won on Friday night, defeating the Marlins, 6-2....