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The White Sox and the Petersons Celebrate an Almost 50-Year Family Affair

By Colin McGauley

From unforgettable family experiences and unexpected friendships, to Twinkies, beers and champagne showers with the team, and yes, even a major-league injury, Debbie Peterson has White Sox memories to last a lifetime.

Let’s be honest, when your family has had season tickets for nearly half a century (since you were a teenager), reminiscing on baseball while reflecting on some of the other biggest moments and people in your life, certainly makes sense. So when the White Sox sent Debbie Yasmani Grandal’s home run ball hit during the team’s last regular season game in 2020 (September 27 against the Cubs) and learned the date coincided with the 101st birthday of her late father, a White Sox die-hard, we knew she would have other amazing stories to share!