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Sellout Crowd to Celebrate Most Famous White Sox Fan with Pope Hat Giveaway on Tuesday
Pope-themed giveaways and social posts helped lift merchandise sales 33% and push White Sox attendance higher, team officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox distributed commemorative 'Pope hats' to nearly 41,000 fans at Guaranteed Rate Field during 'Pope Night' honoring Pope Leo XIV.
- Marketing chief Brooks Boyer initially planned to distribute 1,500 hats to select ticket holders, but overwhelming demand prompted the team to expand the giveaway to all stadium attendees.
- Festivities included a live mural painting and a fifth-inning 'Peace Be With You' greeting, while Sister Mary Jo Sobieck of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield threw the ceremonial first pitch.
- Manager Will Venable praised the celebration, noting high attendance expected, while Boyer stated the team had never organized a promotional giveaway of this magnitude before.
- Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and devoted childhood fan, has driven the team's rise to first place in the American League Central this season.
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Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacity
White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed black and gold mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow Sox fan, at a pope-themed game Aug. 11.
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The giveaway was initially intended to just be for 2,500 fans who bought special tickets, but soon expanded to the entire stadium of nearly 41,000. As for making it an annual tradition? “We’ll see,” says Brooks Boyer, White Sox executive vice president.
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