{"id":120116,"date":"2024-10-30T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120116"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:08:47","slug":"sources-white-sox-to-name-will-venable-their-next-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120116","title":{"rendered":"Sources &#8211; White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Jesse Rogers<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/rogers_jesse.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Rogers<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"source\">ESPN Staff Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Jeff Passan<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/passan_jeff.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Passan<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"source\">ESPN<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>ESPN MLB insider<br \/>Author of &#8220;The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports&#8221;<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">Oct 30, 2024, 12:03 AM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8f4800c6-3c05-b3d5-8186-9750cd72a3c2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chw\/chicago-white-sox\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> are hiring <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4fa2cf46-09fc-255f-74a1-2a8857b0e671\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tex\/texas-rangers\">Texas Rangers<\/a> coach Will Venable to be their next manager, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Venable, 42, played nine years in the big leagues before transitioning to an off-the-field role as a special assistant with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5cda5067-7075-66b1-4b94-2333ab8d9807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> in 2017, and then as a base coach for them from 2018 to 2020. He was <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c6df06f6-785d-3900-4935-5fd13742e2ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-red-sox\">Boston<\/a>&#8216;s bench coach in 2021 before being hired by Texas, where he has served as associate manager next to Bruce Bochy for the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Venable&#8217;s playing career was spent in <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4dec648c-3eb9-055c-aebc-2711f30975a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sd\/san-diego-padres\">San Diego<\/a> before he was traded to the Rangers in 2015. He played for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fb7cf413-5156-9fc2-abe0-2273b89f70db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\">Dodgers<\/a> in 2016 before retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Venable hit .249 with 81 career home runs in 967 games, playing exclusively in the outfield.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Venable replaces interim manager Grady Sizemore, who was also a candidate for the permanent job. The White Sox fired former manager Pedro Grifol in August as the team broke a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/41481495\/white-sox-fall-tigers-mlb-record-121st-loss-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modern day record for losses<\/a> with 121 this season.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox have been on a steady decline since winning the division in 2021. A 101-loss season in 2022 cost former general manager Rick Hahn and team president Kenny Williams their jobs, as longtime owner Jerry Reinsdorf hired former White Sox player Chris Getz to head the team&#8217;s baseball department.<\/p>\n<p>In the past year, Getz turned over the front office and has now hired his first manager, a respected longtime player and coach.<\/p>\n<p>Venable will become the 42nd manager in franchise history. He was chosen from a long list of candidates that included <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6ad8fa03-36bc-baab-c76a-345b6544424d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-guardians\">Guardians<\/a> bench coach Craig Albernaz, Padres special assistant A.J. Ellis, Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCollough and Sizemore, who was popular with players during his short interim stint.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com first reported Venable&#8217;s expected hiring. An announcement was expected before the GM meetings, which begin next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/42083747\/chicago-white-sox-hiring-venable-manager\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Rogers Close Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. 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