Mark is responsible for covering many facets of the White Sox's baseball beat on a year-round basis. This entails daily coverage as well as documenting trends and anticipating moves that affect the team's roster, their future and their decision-making process. He follows the team on the road, from the start of spring training in Glendale, Ariz., to the end of their season. These developments are reported at ChicagoBreakingSports.com, at Twitter @MDGonzales and in the Tribune.

Mark has been a full-time baseball beat writer since 1992, covering the San Francisco Giants for the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News. He became the Diamondbacks' beat writer for the Arizona Republic in 2000 and became the newspaper's national baseball writer for the 2004 season. Mark has the distinction of covering two World Series champions - the 2001 Diamondbacks and the 2005 White Sox - as well as Stanford University's 1988 College World Series title team for the Peninsula Times Tribune in Palo Alto, Calif. Mark started his career in September of 1980 at the PTT and covered Barry Bonds' feats at Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. In April of 1989, he moved to the Mercury News, covering numerous sports, including the University of California's 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl title team. Mark was a Tribune Beck Award recipient in February of 2006.

Traveling to warm weather climates, photography, reading.

Danks' return ultimately successful 5/25/2013
Sox starter didn't earn 4-3 extra-inning victory, but pitched well in 1st game since surgery John Danks hardly could wait to take the mound Friday night for his first appearance of the year.        

Photos: White Sox take first game vs. Marlins 5/25/2013
       

Tigers' Sanchez loses no-hit bid in ninth 5/25/2013
DETROIT -- Anibal Sanchez, who set the Tigers' team strikeout record with 17 against Atlanta on April 26, fell two outs shy of the second no-hitter of his career Friday night in Detroit's 6-0 victory over Minnesota, the 10th straight loss by the Twins.        

Rehab stalls a bit for Sox's Beckham 5/25/2013
2nd baseman still has pain in right hand so Sox will sit him couple of days at Charlotte Second baseman Gordon Beckham is going to take a little longer than first expected to return from his right hand injury.        

Phegley on Sox's radar in Triple A 5/24/2013
Catcher off to fine start hitting for Charlotte, biding time for shot in big leagues Josh Phegley didn't mind that most of the catching attention in spring training surrounded Tyler Flowers' ability to replace fan favorite A.J. Pierzynski as the White Sox's regular.