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Whole new ballgame: Pope Leo to deliver message at White Sox park in Chicago

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Pope Leo XIV , a Chicago native, will be appearing in his hometown Saturday on a video screen at Rate Field , home of the White Sox .

Leo was born on the South Side in 1955 and grew up attending church in Chicago .

He was actually at the 2005 World Series when the Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the pennant for the first time in 88 years .

“Heck, maybe we’ll let him get an at-bat.” Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr ..