He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Provest is a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan as the other Chicago team initially claimed. He was even spotted in the crowd of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.

Sox on 35th blogger Joe Binder went one step further and dug up footage of the now-pope from Game 1 of that series. The camera briefly shows Leo as he nervously awaits the final out, with White Sox closer Bobby Jenks on the bump in a 5-3 win.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Javier Milei and reportedly agreed to visit Argentina. Leo's predecessor Francis was an Argentine who often clashed with Milei and never visited his home country during his 12-year papacy.