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If Pope Leo throws out a first pitch he’ll be the latest in a long time of baseball popes

The hype behind the Chicago White Sox is at a fever pitch, with rumors are swirling over who could throw out a first pitch for the team in the ALCS, and perhaps beyond. There’s no shortage of celebrity superfans of the Sox, including Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, and Snoop Dogg — but easily the most fascinating would be Pope Leo XIV, who has made his public love of the team known. The benefit of having…

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