Andrew Benintendi on why the White Sox can make a bigger jump in 2026 | The White Sox Podcast [GxCHWHVLPIP]
Chuck Garfien’s Spring Training Podcast-pa-looza continues with a sit-down featuring White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who shares what he’s seeing from the 2026 Chicago White Sox and why he believes the club can take a step forward after a strong finish to 2025. Benintendi explains why the word “gritty” best describes the identity this team is trying to build and discusses his role as a veteran presence alongside new additions like Austin Hays and Munetaka Murakami. Benintendi also opens up about playing through an Achilles injury and the growth he’s seeing in teammates like Opening Day starter Shane Smith. Plus, he talks about his hitting relationship with his dad, his mixed feelings about the Trajekt machine (while giving Chuck some swing advice), his Italian heritage and potential World Baseball Classic future with Italy, and what he hopes fans will say about the 2026 White Sox when the season is over. 00:00 Intro 1:29 Andrew Benintendi Joins the Show 2:29 How has spring training been so far? 3:05 Does this look like a winning team? 4:10 On end of last season 4:45 Will this all translate into the regular season? 5:37 One word to describe the 2026 Sox play style 6:40 On his role on the 2026 Sox 7:20 How tough have the last few seasons been? 8:20 On his first 3 seasons with the White Sox 10:37 On his achilles injury 11:17 On the possibility of playing more games at DH 11:58 On Austin Hays 12:39 On Sox lineup 13:42 On biggest adjustments he has made over time 14:31 On Derek Shomon 15:03 On Trajekt Machine 16:48 On Shane Smith 17:53 On relationship with dad 20:16 On What he's working on 20:42 On World Baseball Classic 22:37 On the teams' makeup 23:57 What do you want fans to look back on the 2026 White Sox? 25:24 Outro #mlb #whitesox ✅: 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 - 📱: 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽 ▪️ 🖥️ : 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 ▪️ 📱: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 ▪️ Find us on Instagram: ▪️ Like on Facebook: ▪️ Follow on X: ▪️ Follow on TikTok: