Sports collector to move infamous 1919 'Black Sox' baseball back to Tribune Tower
Since the ball was moved to the Chicago Sports Museum in 2022, the White Sox have had a historically awful stretch.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is one of the most infamous pieces of sports memorabilia.
This baseball was used in the 1919 World Series between the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
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That Sox team would later become known as the "Black Sox," because players were indicted for throwing the series in a huge gambling scandal.
The baseball was recently rediscovered in a time capsule at Tribune Tower. In 2022, the CEO of Harry Caray's Restaurant Group, sports collector Grant DePorter, moved the ball to the Chicago Sports Museum in Water Tower Place.
Since then, the White Sox have had a historically awful stretch.
Now, DePorter aims to restore the team's luck by moving the ball back to Tribune Tower on Tuesday, as part of the yearly Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray.
DePorter joined ABC7 on Monday night to talk about the inspiration to make this move now.
