White Sox with Pedi are 2-13 after opening day

The Major League Baseball (MLB) Chicago White Sox, who acquired last year's KBO Most Valuable Player (MVP) Eric Pedroia, are off to their worst start of the season.

The White Sox fell 4-11 against the Cincinnati Reds in the 2024 MLB World Series at Gatorade Field in Illinois, U.S., on April 15 (KST).

After snapping a five-game losing streak the day before, the White Sox fell to 2-13 on the season.

"The White Sox are off to the worst start in their 124-year franchise history through their opening 15 games," NBC Sports Chicago noted.

The previous worst start was 2-12 through 14 games in 1968, according to the outlet. Back then, the White Sox won their 15th game of the season to go 3-12.

This year, the White Sox are off to an even worse start. They are 2-13 in 15 games and are in last place in the American League (AL) Central Division. They're last in the AL and last in all of MLB.

The White Sox are led by Pedi, who won the pitching triple crown in the KBO last year, leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. He signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the White Sox before this season, but he hasn't been able to save the team.

In three appearances this season, Peddy is winless with a 4.30 ERA.

The White Sox lost their ace, Dylan Sease, to the San Diego Padres before the start of the season, and their offense was weakened by the loss of Luis Robert Jr. and Yoan Moncada to injury.

The team batting average is .200, 29th in MLB, and the team home runs are eight, 30th. The team ERA is 4.97, which ranks 25th.

With both the mound and the offense weakened, there's no sign of a rebound.

As NBC Sports Chicago notes, "It's a small sample size, but the White Sox can only win 21 games this year at their current pace. That would be far worse than the Detroit Tigers' 43-119 record in 2003, the worst in the history of MLB's 162-game format."