After three straight 100-loss seasons, the improbable White Sox are headed back to the postseason

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After three consecutive 100-loss seasons, the Chicago White Sox have clinched a postseason spot, becoming the first major league team to follow such a streak with playoff qualification. The unlikely success has energized the team and fans, marking a remarkable turnaround in performance.

After becoming the first team in major league history to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons with a playoff berth, nobody would have begrudged the White Sox for spilling over the dugout railing Thursday and celebrating wildly on the field in Kauffman Stadium. The White Sox clinched no worse than one of three AL wild-card spots with the rout in Kansas City, and in the plastic-draped visiting locker room, the bottles of Moët were stacking up quickly. Miguel Vargas was drenched, Munetaka Murakami was beaming and a team expected to finish last in the AL Central was relishing in a most improbable postseason appearance.