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Photos: White Sox's Star Wars Day Can't Stave Off Dark Forces

By Emma G. Gallegos in News on Sep 14, 2015 4:47PM

Sunday would have been an awfully rough day in the stands of U.S. Cellular Field had it not been Star Wars Day at the ballpark. White Sox fans dressed up in their Tatooine best for a sold-out game against the Twins, who walloped the home team 7-0.

Security was dressed up appropriately in stormtrooper gear. Padmé Amidala sang the national anthem. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine loomed ominously on the field, too. Fans got in on the fun, too:

Alas, in the end, the dark forces won: