It wasn’t the type of history the Chicago White Sox were hoping to see , but Korey Lee carved out a unique place in franchise lore during Wednesday night’s 12-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field. Lee became just the third player in White Sox history to both catch and pitch in the same game, joining Frank Isbell and Sam Mertes, who accomplished the feat way back on September 28, 1902. In more than 120 years since, no White Sox player had pulled off the dual role until Lee did it in a lopsided defeat that eliminated Chicago from contention in the American League Central.

Lee initially entered the game in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement behind the plate for rookie Kyle Teel. He made a quick trip to the batter’s box, flying out to center field to end th

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