Pope Leo XIV receives World Series baseball from former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski

Pope Leo XIV receives World Series baseball from former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski

Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. The pontiff has been given the baseball from the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. It was unclear when exactly the exchange occurred, but Pierzynski posted pictures on social media on Thursday showing the moment at the Vatican. “7 year old me, at my First Communion, would have never thought that I would get to meet The Holy Father, Pope Le…