Latest Chris Getz News
New Chicago manager Will Venable takes over White Sox team that set modern record for season losses
CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable understands his first job as a major league manager will be a tough one, taking over a team with a record 121 losses last season. Yet he’s embracing the opportunity with the Chicago White Sox. “I don’t think that there’s one...
Any help for the lowly Chicago White Sox is likely to come from the inside
CHICAGO (AP) — At the very end of an awful season for the Chicago White Sox, there was a small sign of hope in the Deep South. That's where the Birmingham Barons — Chicago's Double-A affiliate — closed out the first Southern League championship for the club since 2013. ...
GM Chris Getz says he understands frustration as White Sox wrap up historically bad season
CHICAGO (AP) — General manager Chris Getz insisted he understands the frustration in Chicago. The White Sox came into Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels tied with the expansion 1962 New York Mets for the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses in a season. ...
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf `impressed' by team's professionalism during `very painful' season
CHICAGO (AP) — With his team slogging through the worst season in franchise history, Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said this has been a “very painful” year but he's been “impressed” by the professional attitude from players and staff. Reinsdorf issued a statement...
GM Chris Getz working on the future as the White Sox approach the end of a miserable season
CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox general manager Chris Getz is taking a closer look at the organization's international operations. He is working on hiring a manager. He is shining a light on some of the team's top prospects. As the White Sox near the end of one of baseball's worst seasons...
Sizemore in a spot he never envisioned as interim manager of White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Grady Sizemore felt like a kid playing video games as he filled out the lineup card for the Chicago White Sox as they prepared to host the crosstown Cubs on Friday. The stakes, of course, weren't quite the same. “This is on a different level, a different scale, but...
White Sox fire manager Pedro Grifol after end of 21-game losing streak that tied AL record
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are on course to finish with baseball's worst record of the modern era. Change clearly is needed. The White Sox made a switch in the dugout, firing manager Pedro Grifol and three coaches on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game...
