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Magic ice cream? White Sox using sweet treat as latest good luck charm

The Chicago White Sox are embracing a quirky new tradition ahead of their American League Division Series matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, with catcher Kyle Teel crediting ice cream cones as his personal good luck charm. Teel revealed during a pre-game interview at Progressive Field that he’s noticed a pattern in his career where ice cream—specifically Drumsticks—seems to precede success, joking that ‘there’s hits in ice cream cones.’ The superstition has even extended to his teammates, with outfielder Sam Antonacci reportedly trimming Teel’s hair before batting practice, though Teel playfully declined a full ‘rat tail’ cut.

Manager Will Venable, ever supportive of his players’ rituals, simply deferred to Antonacci’s authority, saying, ‘If Sam says so, then I agree.’ Beyond the ice cream and haircuts, Teel praised Antonacci’s intensity, describing him as ‘chill off the field’ but an ‘animal’ once the game starts—an energy that’s clearly infectious in the White Sox clubhouse.

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