"The Chicago White Sox have the fewest saves of any team in Major League Baseball this season. With a 10-30 record in one-run games and 49-88 overall, there haven't been many opportunities for White Sox relievers to come up big in the clutch. The bullpen has also been noticeably bad in high-leverage moments. Most of the relief pitchers currently on the White Sox active roster are not built for the late innings. Mike Vasil, however, is proving to be cut from a different cloth."
"Vasil came in for a save against the New York Yankees on Sunday, needing to get three big outs against the heart of the order to stop a White Sox losing skid. After inheriting a runner on first base and getting Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge to fly out, Vasil struck out Cody Bellinger looking with a nasty front door two-seam fastball."
"Vasil's emotion had Yankees fans rattled after the game. On social media, many fans critiqued his celebration, feeling it was overkill for a team 40 games under .500. Even Codify Baseball chimed in with a now deleted tweet. White Sox fans quickly came to Vasil's defense. WST proves that bullying does work- they deleted their tweet coming after Mike Vasil pic.twitter.com/oQp...- Brett (@haffball7) August 31, 2025 Mike Vasil look fat af doing all that after the out lmfaoooo- xt (@lifeofxt) August 31, 2025 Mike Vasil celebrating like he won the WS, 2 days after giving up a HR to the worst player in the league is hilarious. Someone should remind him this is their 49th win and he's not going to the playoffs. Lmao.- me (@me_and_me_me_me) August 31, 2025 Why the FUCK is Mike Vasil so hyped😭 pic.twitter.com/oIO"
The Chicago White Sox rank last in saves this Major League Baseball season and sit at 49-88 overall with a 10-30 record in one-run games. The bullpen has struggled in high-leverage moments and most current relievers are not suited for late-inning roles. Mike Vasil emerged as a late-inning option, entering a save situation against the New York Yankees to face the middle of the order. Vasil induced two flyouts and struck out Cody Bellinger with a front-door two-seam fastball to secure the win. Vasil celebrated emphatically, prompting criticism and defense across social media.
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