Report: White Sox hiring Will Venable as manager
The Chicago White Sox are hiring Texas Rangers associate manager Will Venable as the 44th skipper in franchise history, a source told MLB.com's Scott Merkin.
Venable interviewed for Chicago's managerial vacancy ahead of the 2023 campaign before the club settled on Pedro Grifol. Former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore later replaced Grifol on an interim basis. The White Sox set the modern record with 121 losses this season.
Venable spent two seasons with the Rangers, winning the World Series in 2023.
The 42-year-old was a first and third base coach with the Chicago Cubs from 2018-2020 before being hired as bench coach for the Boston Red Sox ahead of the 2021 campaign.
Venable played nine MLB seasons split between the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Rangers, posting a .719 OPS in 967 games.