White Sox Lose 120th Game to Tie Modern MLB Record as Fans Troll Historic Struggles

The Chicago White Sox fell to the San Diego Padres by the score of 4-2 on Sunday, making some unfortunate history.

The White Sox suffered their 120th loss of the year, putting them in a tie with the 1962 New York Mets for the mostsingle-season losses in the modern era.

Chicago currently sits at 36-120 with six games remaining in the regular season.

Fans called out the team's struggles on social media following the defeat.

It initially seemed as though the White Sox would avoid tying the record against the Padres, as they held a 2-1 lead through seven innings. San Diego struck in the bottom of the eighth, starting with a game-tying double by Luis Arráez.

Jurickson Profar's sacrifice fly gave the Padres the lead and a solo home run by Fernando Tatis Jr. put the team up by two runs.

Chicago started the 2024 season by losing 22 of its first 25 games. The White Sox didn't fare much better as the year progressed, tying an American League record by dropping 21 consecutive games from July 10 through Aug. 5. Manager Pedro Grifol was fired after the losing streak, getting replaced by Grady Sizemore.

The White Sox suffered their 100th defeat of the season on Aug. 25, becoming the third team in the modern era to reach the century mark in the loss column before the start of September. They were also eliminated from playoff contention on Aug. 17, the earliest mark in the wild card or divisional era.

Chicago will attempt to avoid setting a new single-season loss record as the team begins a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.