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“Happy to report I’m back tonight for White Sox baseball,” Benetti wrote in part of a Twitter post. “Sincerely, thank you all for your kind and thoughtful messages. I’m grateful that you cared enough to write. You brought a smile to my face.”

“Just all the way around I thought really good stuff, threw strikes with some strikeouts in there — just efficient with his pitch mix and it looked like just a normal start,” Ross said. “He dominated. When you have these guys go down there and dominate, which they should and with his success he’s had here, just getting his pitch count up, it’s a good indication that as soon as they’re ready to be able to start and give you some length in there, they’re ready.”

The 6,882-square-foot house that Trubisky sold overlooks the Merit Club golf course and is in Gurnee, although its address causes some confusion because it has a Libertyville mailing address. Built in 2005, it has 6 ½ bathrooms, two fireplaces, a first-floor primary bedroom suite, a first-floor nanny suite, blackout shades, a walk-out lower level with floor-to-ceiling windows and a second primary bedroom suite. Outside on the 0.97-acre property are a new Trex deck, a hot tub and a brick patio with a grill and a fire pit.

“During the last year I was not able to practice and prepare the way I need to be competitive at the standards I want to be,” he said. “The injury is nothing new. It is the same injury I am having since 2005. In that moment the doctors were very negative about my future career. But, honestly, I was able to have a career I was unable to ever dream about, so I am confident I will recover again.”

“Going against us, you know, I’m not going to say it’s the best start, but it’s a good start,” Jackson said. “That’s my guy. It’s a good start for him, a new chapter in his life where he can flip the script, start over. But this weekend, I don’t care if he’s my cousin, my brother. If you line up on that other side, we’re going to give you that work. He’s got it coming to him for sure.”

The Cubs unveiled a new Hall of Fame at Wrigley Field on Thursday, including the plaques of 56 former players, managers, broadcasters and executives. The event was part of a rededication to signify the official completion of the historic ballpark’s renovations and expansion. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Cubs on Thursday unveiled their new Hall of Fame, which includes plaques of 56 former players, managers, broadcasters, announcers and executives. The ceremony was part of a rededication event to commemorate the completion of the historic ballpark’s renovations. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)

Photos from the Chicago White Sox’s 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 19, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James) White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech reacts as Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (28) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Athletics first baseman Matt Olson hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (28) and shortstop Elvis Andrus celebrate after scoring on Olson’s two-run home run in the seventh inning against the White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech delivers against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox catcher Zack Collins hits a single in the ninth inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn swings through his two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Fans reach for the home-run ball hit by White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn in the fifth inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease delivers against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease collects his thoughts as Athletics catcher Sean Murphy rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the third inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox center fielder Luis Robert singles in the first inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) White Sox center fielder Luis Robert scores in the first inning against the Athletics on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Athletics center fielder Starling Marte (2) and shortstop Elvis Andrus collide in the outfield on a Jose Abreu fly ball during the ninth inning against the White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Athletics center fielder Starling Marte (2) and shortstop Elvis Andrus (17) collide in the outfield on a Jose Abreu fly ball during the ninth inning against the White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Athletics players check in with shortstop Elvis Andrus (17), who was shaken up in a collision in the outfield during the ninth inning against the White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

Former Minnesota Twins DH Nelson Cruz, who has 25 career home runs in 107 games against the White Sox, was the Rays’ biggest acquisition in July. In 2019 Cruz hit three homers in a game against Sox starter Lucas Giolito with distances of 430, 473 and 433 feet. Giolito is set to start Friday’s game. Cruz is hitting .202 with seven home runs in 22 games since joining the Rays. The Sox could’ve signed him last offseason, but instead Cruz re-signed with the Twins.

Bills quarterback Mitch Trubisky throws a pass during training camp Wednesday in Orchard Park, N.Y. Trubisky, whom the Bears selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft, returns to Chicago on Saturday for a preseason game at Soldier Field. (Jeffrey T. Barnes / AP)