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.

Clemens' lawyer grills McNamee on memories 5/17/2012
WASHINGTON -- Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, said he never made up details about the pitcher's drug use but that some of his memories had become clearer over time.

Former Sox reliever Kevin Hickey dies at 56 5/17/2012
Unlikely major leaguer was found unresponsive in hotel room the day before opener Kevin Hickey was described perfectly by former White Sox general manager Roland Hemond as "a South Side kid made good."

Rogers: It's too early for All-City team 5/17/2012
Cubs and Sox are in such transitory states that time is needed to assess players Doesn't it seem like it was just yesterday when we were leaving Arizona, full of certainty about the 2012 baseball season?

Sox stick with Beckham in No. 2 spot vs. Angels 5/16/2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Gordon Beckham will stay in the No. 2 spot in the Chicago White Sox's batting order Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

Jays' Lawrie suspended for 4 games after blowup with umpire 5/16/2012
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was suspended by Major League Baseball for four games Wednesday after a run-in with umpire Bill Miller.