The Chicago White Sox lost their post-1900s, major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers.

The White Sox broke the mark of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The Cleveland Spiders hold the overall record, going 20-134 in 1899.

“Honestly, there’s nothing for me right now,” manager Grady Sizemore said. “I think the frustration came long before this number. This was one of those things you can’t be happy about, but I don’t know if I would feel any different if we were at 115 or 110.”

The closest any team had come to New York’s record was the 2003 Tigers, who won their final two games to finish with 119 losses. That remained the American League record until the White Sox hit 120 on Sunday in San Diego.

After avoiding the record by sweeping the Los Angeles Angels at home, the White Sox lost to a Tigers team that wrapped up a postseason spot in front of 44,435 raucous fans.

The White Sox were the ones going to the postseason as recently as 2021.

“It’s tough watching them celebrate, because that was us just a couple years ago,” starting pitcher Garrett Crochet said.

Lindor returns to Mets after nearly 2 weeks

Francisco Lindor is back in the New York Mets’ lineup. And the team is confident he’s feeling good enough to stay there the rest of the regular season.

Lindor was leading off and playing shortstop Friday night at NL Central champion Milwaukee, his first appearance since Sept. 15. The star switch-hitter had played only one inning over the past 10 games due to lower back pain, though he was on deck and ready to pinch hit when the Mets made the final out of their 5-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.

The Mets began a three-game series in Milwaukee on Friday and face the prospect of playing a Monday doubleheader in Atlanta if the National League playoff picture isn’t cleared up by then. New York entered Friday just ahead of Arizona for the second of three NL wild cards, with the Braves one game behind both.

New York manager Carlos Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns both expressed optimism that Lindor could play those last five games in a four-day stretch if that scenario arises.

Lindor had been penciled into the starting lineup Wednesday night in Atlanta before that game was rained out. Mendoza said Lindor’s participation in a workout Thursday in Milwaukee provided more reason for encouragement.

“The way he was swinging the bat, the way he was moving around, the way he ran the bases, the smile on his face, the conversations we’re having,” Mendoza said as he listed his reasons for optimism. “Now we’ve just got to go out there, watch him and continue to treat it day by day.”

Stearns was asked if Lindor would be playing if he were feeling this way in mid-May rather than the final weekend of the regular season with a playoff berth at stake.

“I think we’re at the point with Francisco where he’s feeling pretty good,” Stearns said. “He’s ready to go.”

The 30-year-old Lindor entered Friday batting .271 with a .342 on-base percentage, 31 homers, 86 RBIs and 27 steals in 148 games. He was tied for third in the NL in total bases (297), fourth in extra-base hits (71), fourth in doubles (39), fifth in runs (103) and seventh in hits (163).

Dodgers’ Freeman stays behind to rest sore ankle

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn’t make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.

The All-Star slugger left Thursday’s NL West-clinching game in the seventh inning after rolling his right foot trying to avoid a tag at first base by San Diego’s Luis Arráez. Freeman was on crutches and in a walking boot following the game. In addition, the Dodgers left shortstop Miguel Rojas at home due to a torn adductor.

“Obviously, traveling to altitude didn’t make sense,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday before the start of the series.

Roberts can’t envision a scenario where the Dodgers don’t have Freeman hitting third or fourth in the lineup come the National League Division Series next weekend. Freeman is hitting .282 this season with 22 homers and 89 RBIs.

Nationals GM says view of Abrams is unchanged

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Friday his long-term view of CJ Abrams has not changed after the team’s decision to demote the All-Star shortstop last week.

Abrams was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday for the final nine days of the regular season for what the team described as an internal matter. The 23-year-old reported to Washington’s training complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, this week.

“He’s still our guy,” Rizzo said during an end-of-season conversation with reporters. “We love him and he’s going to be a great player for us. Optioning him out wasn’t the end of the world. We have a standard here and we have to keep people accountable. He still has a great upside and still in our minds is going to be a great major league shortstop.”

Abrams hit .246 with 20 homers, 65 RBIs and 31 steals in 138 games this season, earning his first All-Star selection in July.

Bauer wins top pitcher honors in Mexico

Trevor Bauer was honored on Friday as pitcher of the year in the Mexican Baseball League.

The 33-year-old Bauer got 94 votes from the electing committee. Zac Grotz was second with nine votes, followed by David Reyes (seven), Matt Dermody (six), Robert Stock (two) and Tyler Viza (one).

Bauer went 10-0 with a 2.48 ERA in 14 starts. He led the league in strikeouts with 120 in 83 1/3 innings.