After picking up a win against the White Sox on Sunday, Carlos Rodón admitted that it felt good to defeat the team that drafted him third overall in 2014. “Going up against your former club is a big deal,” the lefty said following a six-inning performance that saw him total four hits, two earned runs, two walks and six strikeouts in a 7-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. “I definitely wanted to beat them. I’m sure they wanted to beat me as well. I know a lot of guys over there. There’s some good players over there, so it was a treat to play against them.” Chicago has only won 14 games this season, so the outing didn’t provide some sort of litmus test. However, Rodón, who fought a cold earlier this week, spent the first seven years of his career with the White Sox. The Windy City served as his first major league home while he went through numerous highs and lows, including a no-hitter, multiple injuries, getting non-tendered and becoming a father. Rodón’s time in Chicago ended in March 2022 whe
