49 Facts About Paul Konerko

Paul Henry Konerko is an American former professional baseball player.

Paul Konerko played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1997 to 2014, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he was a six-time American League All-Star player and team captain for the 2005 World Series winning team.

In 2014, Paul Konerko was named the recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.

Paul Konerko held the school season record in doubles, with 18, until Davis hit 23 doubles in 2003.

Paul Konerko held the school career record in doubles, until Davis passed him with 48 doubles.

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Paul Konerko signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at Arizona State.

Paul Konerko was drafted in the first round of the 1994 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Paul Konerko had been on the radar of Eddie Bane, the Special Assistant to Dodgers General Manager Fred Claire, since he was 13 years old.

Paul Konerko is one of four Dodgers position players to have been twice selected for the Dodgers organization's "Minor League Player of the Year" award, along with Billy Ashley, Joc Pederson, and Gavin Lux.

Paul Konerko played parts of the 1997 and 1998 seasons with the Dodgers.

Paul Konerko was traded, along with lefty pitcher Dennys Reyes, by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for All Star closer Jeff Shaw.

On November 11,1998, Paul Konerko was traded by the Reds to the White Sox for Mike Cameron.

Paul Konerko made his first postseason appearance that year, when the White Sox lost to the Seattle Mariners in the 2000 American League Division Series.

Paul Konerko continued to hit consistently, hitting 32 home runs in 2001, his first time hitting the 30 home run mark in his career and almost nabbed the 100 RBI mark with 99.

Paul Konerko would achieve that goal in 2002, when he hit 27 home runs and 104 RBIs.

Paul Konerko hit a 2 run double for the American League in the top of the 7th to grab the lead.

Broadcasters Tim McCarver and Joe Buck stated that if the American League had won the game, Paul Konerko would have been the MVP; however, the game ended in a tie and the MVP was not awarded.

Paul Konerko suffered a thumb injury in 2003 that reduced his playing time to 137 games and resulted in a drop in offensive production with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs.

In 2004, Paul Konerko bounced back in a big way, eclipsing the 40 home run mark for the first time in his career with 41 and driving in 117 runs.

Paul Konerko finished 16th in the MVP voting that year as the White Sox finished 2nd in the division to the Minnesota Twins.

Paul Konerko finished the season with 40 home runs, his second time hitting the mark, and 100 RBIs as the White Sox won the division for the first time since 2000.

Paul Konerko continued hitting hot into the playoffs with a home run in Games 1 and 3 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox.

In Game 4, Paul Konerko was 1 for 4 with three RBI's on another first inning home run, the second in as many nights.

Paul Konerko became the 18th player in Major League history to hit a grand slam in the World Series and the first since Tino Martinez in 1998.

Paul Konerko caught the final out for every one of the series-clinching games throughout the playoffs.

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Paul Konerko became the face of the White Sox franchise after the departure of Frank Thomas who was the face of the franchise during the 1990s.

Paul Konerko concluded the 2006 season with 35 home runs, helping him rank in the top 10 for total home runs over the past three seasons, after hitting over 40 home runs in 2004 and 2005.

In 2008, Paul Konerko again injured his thumb in the first half of the season, resulting in limited playing time in 122 games.

On Monday, April 13,2009, Paul Konerko connected back to back with Jermaine Dye for the 300th home run of both players' respective careers off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Zach Miner.

Paul Konerko is the only White Sox player to accomplish that at US Cellular Field.

On July 10,2010, Paul Konerko was announced to replace Twins first baseman Justin Morneau at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Paul Konerko finished the 2010 season with 39 home runs, his most since 2005 and the third-highest total of his career.

On December 8,2010, Paul Konerko re-signed with the Chicago White Sox for 3 years worth $37.

On June 1,2011, Paul Konerko hit his 377th career home run in a game against the Boston Red Sox, passing former White Sox player Carlton Fisk on the White Sox all-time home run list and moved up to second on the list, trailing only Frank Thomas' 448.

On June 10,2011, Paul Konerko hit a home run in a game against the Oakland Athletics, setting the franchise record for consecutive games with an extra base hit at 9 games.

On June 20,2011, Paul Konerko hit his 385th career home run in a game against the Chicago Cubs, passing former White Sox player Harold Baines on the all-time home run list.

On June 21,2011, Paul Konerko continued his hot June when he homered in a game against the Chicago Cubs and his 5th straight game, becoming the 5th player in White Sox history to hit a home run in 5 consecutive games.

Paul Konerko made it onto his fifth All-Star team after winning the Final Vote contest for the American League.

In November 2011, Paul Konerko was inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame along with Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard.

On July 1,2012, Paul Konerko was elected by his peers, along with teammates Adam Dunn, Jake Peavy and Chris Sale to the 83rd All-Star Game in Kansas City.

On May 7,2014, Paul Konerko played in his final game against the crosstown rival Cubs.

Paul Konerko played in his final game on September 28,2014 in the last game of the season at home.

Paul Konerko is the White Sox postseason leader in both home runs and RBIS with 7 and 17 respectively.

Aaron Rowand, one of Paul Konerko's teammates, praised the slugger's leadership abilities.

Paul Konerko knows this organization, and most of us have played together for quite some time now.

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Paul Konerko retired on September 28,2014 after spending 18 years in the majors, the last 16 of which were with the White Sox.

Paul Konerko was the last member of the 2005 Champion White Sox left on the team at the time of his retirement.

On October 24,2014, Paul Konerko was named Co-Winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, sharing the honor with Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies.

On May 23,2015 prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field, Paul Konerko became the 10th White Sox player to have his number retired.