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Sizemore was elevated to interim manager when
Chicago fired Pedro Grifol in August. The former big league
outfielder guided the team to a 13-32 record down the stretch as
the White Sox went 41-121 to break the post-1900 major league
record for losses in a season.
Shortly after Venable was hired in October, he said he
anticipated Sizemore being a part of his first staff with his
new team.
The White Sox announced Sizemore and the rest of the team's
coaches on Monday. Also sticking around from the 2024 staff;
pitching coach Ethan Katz, hitting coach Marcus Thames,
assistant pitching coach Matt Wise, first base/outfield coach
Jason Bourgeois, third base/infield coach Justin Jirschele and
catching coach Drew Butera.
Walker McKinven was hired as Venable's bench coach. McKinven,
35, spent the last five seasons on the coaching staff for the
Milwaukee Brewers. The Evanston, Illinois, native was the run
prevention coordinator for the NL Central champions this year.
Joel McKeithan was hired as an assistant hitting coach.
McKeithan, 33, was the hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds for
the last two seasons. He originally joined the Reds organization
as the assistant hitting coach before the 2022 season.
The White Sox said Mike Gellinger and Doug Sisson, who were
added to the big league coaching staff in August, will be
reassigned within the organization.
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