BOTH of Chicago’s MLB groups are battling one another, however not on the diamond – it is for the brand new Pope’s baseball fandom.

Pope Leo XIV, a local of Chicago, was launched as the primary American to be elected pontiff on Thursday, and his brother has confirmed his favourite MLB staff after hypothesis.

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The 69-year-old Leo XIV, who was born as Robert Francis Prevost, grew up in South Chicago.

So the Chicago Cubs congratulated Leo XIV on X, but additionally claimed he was a fan of theirs as a part of a message exterior Wrigley Subject.

“Hey, Chicago. He is a Cubs fan!” the signal exterior the MLB park learn.

Nonetheless, John Prevost – the brother of Leo XIV – shared with WGN Information in Chicago that the brand new pope was truly a Chicago White Sox fan, regardless of rumors that he was a supporter of the Cubbies.

“He was by no means, ever a Cubs fan,” Prevost instructed the outlet on Thursday.

“So I do not know the place that got here from.

“He was all the time a Sox fan.

“Our mom was a Cubs fan.

“I do not know, possibly that clued in there and our dad was a Cardinals fan, so I do not know right here all that got here from.”

In a while Thursday, the White Sox responded to Prevost’s affirmation of the brand new pontiff’s MLB fandom.

In a social media put up of their very own, the White Sox shared a picture of the video board inside Fee Subject, which learn, “Hey Chicago. He is a Sox fan!”

The caption of the X put up additionally learn, “Effectively, would you take a look at that… Congratulations to Chicago’s personal Pope Leo XIV,” and a clip of Prevost’s interview with WGN.

Pope Leo XIV is now the primary American to ever be elected pontiff within the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year historical past.

The Cubs seem to not have the Pope’s fandom, however they’re experiencing a productive season to date.

They’re 22-16 and sit in first place within the NL Central.

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Sadly for the White Sox, they maintain a disappointing 10-28 and are final within the AL Central.

There’s one other staff that may declare to carry Pope Leo’s fandom, and that squad is the Villanova Wildcats.

Leo XIV is a 1977 graduate of the Wildcats.