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  "path": "/white-sox/2026/04/15/gerald-chaney-white-sox-game-national-anthem-performer-collapse",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T03:45:05.336Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Attendees at Rate Field were left in a stunned silence before Wednesday’s White Sox game when Gerald Chaney collapsed while singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” on Jackie Robinson Day.</p><p>Chaney, a longtime national anthem performer and beloved ballpark presence, was alert as paramedics treated him on the field. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and doing well by the end of the game — “even singing,” according to the Sox.</p><p>“The entire White Sox family is sending love to Gerald and his family for a full and speedy recovery,” the team said in a statement.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-600000\" name=\"image-600000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e88797b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51cfee9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc0eb07/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Gerald Chaney, pictured singing the national anthem before a Sox game on June 22, 2012. \" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc0eb07/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c71a85/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc0eb07/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F10%2Fa7%2F3c33490947b3a7b987657b17d485%2Fsox-cst-062412-4.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Gerald Chaney, pictured singing the national anthem before a Sox game on June 22, 2012. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Scott Stewart/Sun-Times file</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The start of the game was delayed 12 minutes as crews tended to Chaney.</p><p>“Scary stuff,” Sox manager Will Venable said after <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/15/sam-antonacci-called-up-white-sox\" >his squad’s 8-3 loss</a>. “I was really glad to hear that he is doing well, but obviously a scary moment. I think everyone did a great job in responding and did the best to make sure he was alright. So, really good news to hear that he is alright.”</p><p>Sox starter Sean Burke was warming up when the medical emergency unfolded.</p><p>“They said he's doing well at the hospital now, so hopefully he's going to make a full recovery from that,” Burke said. \"I was just trying to make sure he was all good, first and foremost.”</p>",
  "title": "White Sox national anthem performer Gerald Chaney back to singing after pre-game collapse",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-16T03:45:05.336Z"
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