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‘This is a great tribute to her’: White Sox cardboard-cutout promotion has a special significance for some fans

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One thing she would never wear was any combination of red and blue. She wanted to avoid anyone confusing her for being a Cubs fan.

“She didn’t dislike Cubs fans, she just liked her Sox way better,” her father, Vince, said in a phone interview last week.

Chicago White Sox fan Gabby Adamo poses beside the Frank Thomas statue at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. Adamo died of leukemia in November at age 22. The Sox will place a cardboard cutout of her likeness in the stands for the opening series against the Minnesota Twins this weekend as part of their
Chicago White Sox fan Gabby Adamo poses beside the Frank Thomas statue at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.