Latest Chris Getz News

New White Sox manager Will Venable anticipates keeping Grady Sizemore as part of his coaching staff

Nov. 08, 2024 23:24 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable is a busy man these days. The new manager of the Chicago White Sox is learning his way around the organization. He is talking to his new players and working with the front office on its offseason plans. As Venable assembles his first coaching staff with...

Escaping from a 121-loss hole will be hard. The White Sox have other MLB teams to use as a blueprint

Nov. 05, 2024 19:53 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rock bottom proved to be even rockier than the Chicago White Sox ever dreamed. Now second-year general manager Chris Getz has the unenviable task of pulling the South Side out of the baseball abyss following a 121-loss season that was the worst in modern MLB...

New Chicago manager Will Venable takes over White Sox team that set modern record for season losses

Oct. 31, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

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

Sep. 30, 2024 11:53 AM EDT

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

Sep. 24, 2024 20:34 PM EDT

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

Sep. 11, 2024 21:16 PM EDT

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

Sep. 09, 2024 23:36 PM EDT

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...