Chicago White Sox is a World Series champion.
The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 , 2008 , in Tokyo , Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6 -- 5 ( in 10 innings ) in the first game of a two-game series , and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to win the AL Central division . Chicago White Sox . The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed `` the Hitless Wonders '' , and the 1917 World Series led by Eddie Cicotte , Eddie Collins , and Shoeless Joe Jackson . They won the AL pennant in 2005 , and went on to win the World Series .