NEW YORK — Jonathan Cannon made his return to the Chicago White Sox in a tough spot, replacing opener Fraser Ellard with the bases loaded and two outs in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the New York Yankees.

Cannon struck out Paul Goldschmidt to escape without allowing a run.

The second inning wasn’t as successful. Cannon surrendered a three-run home run to Aaron Judge, the 50th of the season for the slugger , and the Yankees went on to defeat the Sox 8-1 in front of 37,751 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees hit three home runs on Wednesday, including a second by Judge.

While the Sox have made progress after suffering a modern-day major-league record 121 defeats last year, they couldn’t avoid a third consecutive 100-loss season in 2025. They reached the 100-loss mark Wedn

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