Going into the 2021 MLB All-Star break, the Chicago White Sox have had many unsung and unexpected heroes that have helped them to 54 wins and an eight-game lead in the American League Central. That is the biggest division lead of anybody going into the second half, and the third-biggest lead in franchise history (in the 162-game era).
2000 - 10.5 games
2005 - 9.0 games
2021 - 8.0 games
2012 - 3.0 games
1977 - 2.5 games
1967 - 2.0 games https://t.co/msBrnmN0gL— Slavko Bekovic (@SBekovic) July 11, 2021At the beginning of the season, if you’d said that the White Sox would be going into the break with that many wins and the third-best record in baseball despite missing significant time from the likes of key players such as Eloy Jiménez, Luis Robert, Adam Engel and Michael Kopech anyone would have probably thought you were crazy.