SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, and then history struck. That tenuous lead disappeared in the span of four San Diego Padres batters and the White Sox went on to their 120th loss, tying the post-1900 record set by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.

New York Mets are no longer the sole standard for Major League Baseball futility after the Chicago White Sox lost their 120th game.

The 1962 New York Mets lost 120 games, setting the record for the most defeats in a single season in modern baseball history. The 2024 Chicago White Sox are on pace to supplant the Mets as the worst team ever. As the season winds down, we’ll track their efforts to avoid infamy.

The White Sox lost their 120th game Sunday, their 4-2 defeat to the San Diego Padres equaling the ’62 Mets for most setbacks in a single season.

The Chicago White Sox tied the expansion 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in a single season in the modern era on Sunday, dropping their 120th game of the year with a 4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.

The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Fernando Tatis Jr.

MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering home run.