CHICAGO -- Korey Lee made history during a 12-1 loss for the White Sox to the Royals on Wednesday night at Rate Field, becoming just the third player in team history to catch and pitch in the same game.

But with the South Siders losing by 11 runs and being eliminated from American League Central title contention, it certainly wasn’t a desired sort of history. Lee entered the game at catcher in the seventh as a defensive replacement for Kyle Teel, then he flew out to center fielder Kyle Isbel to end the frame.

Lee then went to the mound for two innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over 31 pitches (17 strikes) during his debut on the other side of the plate.

“Unfortunately when I’m pitching, bad things are happening. I don’t want that to happen,” Lee said. “Just tryi

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