Who will the Chicago Cubs start in place of the injured Shota Imanaga this weekend in New York? And Miguel Vargas has reached base in 14 straight games for the White Sox.

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the South and North sides.

Since Robert Prevost is a Chicago native, baseball fans were eager to learn which baseball team the new pontiff supports.

Juan Soto is one of the best hitters in the world, so the New York Mets signed him to a 15-year, $765 million contract in the offseason. Soto struggled at the start of this year, but his Statcast analytics suggested positive regression, which has hit in a big way.

After losing the opener 7-2 on Friday, the Cubs evened the series on Saturday by beating the Mets 6-5 as +152 road underdogs. Chicago built a 4-0 lead through 4 innings, with SS Dansby Swanson going 2-for-3,