These Former White Sox Players Just Got a World Series Ring With the Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have done it again. Despite being down to their final two outs of the season, they battled back in Toronto to win the World Series — defending their title in seven games.

With the victory, the Dodgers became the first back-to-back World Series champions since the New York Yankees in 2000.

And with that win, four former White Sox players will now receive World Series rings — even though three of them didn’t contribute at all during the postseason.

It’s one of baseball’s strangest gray areas — a question that doesn’t have a simple, black-and-white answer. If a player only appears in a few regular-season games, and then watches that team go on to win the World Series, do they still get a ring?

Technically, there’s no official MLB rule deciding who qualifies. The league leaves it entirely up to the winning team’s discretion — meaning the call usually comes from the front office and ownership group after the season ends.

Most teams follow a loose pattern: everyone on the postseason roster and injured list automatically gets rings, along with coaches, trainers, and essential staff. From there, teams often extend the gesture to players who made meaningful contributions during the regular season — even if they weren’t around when the champagne popped.

But when it comes to fringe players — the ones who might have only appeared in a game or two — it’s handled on a case-by-case basis. Some franchises are more generous than others. The Dodgers, who rarely spare an expense and pride themselves on taking care of their players, are usually among them.

That means Alex Call, Michael Kopech, Chuckie Robinson, and José Ureña will all get some hardware from the Dodgers’ latest championship run.

Call’s spot is secure. After being traded to Los Angeles by the Washington Nationals at the 2025 trade deadline, he made an impact down the stretch.

In 38 regular-season games with the Dodgers, he posted an above-average OPS+ and played stellar outfield defense — filling a key void for L.A. He carried that momentum into October, hitting .364 with an .897 OPS as a bench bat throughout the playoffs.

Michael Kopech earned his first World Series ring with the Dodgers in 2024 after being traded from the White Sox — and now he’s got another.

Whatever issues he had on the South Side, the Dodgers clearly figured them out. Kopech posted a 1.13 ERA across 24 appearances in 2024, playing a pivotal role in their title run. This time around, he didn’t appear in the postseason due to injuries but still managed 14 regular-season outings with a 2.45 ERA.

He was often spotted in the dugout throughout October, supporting his teammates during some of L.A.’s biggest games.

Remember Chuckie Robinson? It’s understandable if you don’t. The former White Sox catcher played 26 games for the club in 2024 — during a season most fans would probably rather forget.

Robinson spent this year in the Dodgers’ organization, primarily at Triple-A, where he logged 51 appearances. He had two brief stints on the big-league roster in September and appeared in one major-league game.

Still, that short stay might have been long enough for him to receive a ring.

Then there’s José Ureña — the ultimate journeyman story. The right-hander signed with Los Angeles on June 3 after being designated for assignment by the Blue Jays. A week later, on June 10, he was DFA’d again.

In that one-week window, Ureña made two appearances for the Dodgers, pitching three innings and allowing one run. In total, he suited up for five different teams in 2025 — a wild itinerary even by journeyman standards.

White Sox fans might remember his brief 2023 stint on the South Side, where he made five starts and posted a 4.10 ERA.

He’s not exactly going to be remembered as a World Series hero — and truthfully, neither will most of these guys. But odds are, they’ll all have a ring to show for it. And nobody can take that away from them.