White Sox' Tony La Russa will not manage for rest of 2022 season

2022 record: 81-81, second in American League Central Offseason headlines: One day before turning 78, manager Tony La Russa retired due to health complications rather than try to make a run at a third season managing the White Sox. He missed the final five weeks of the season because of a heart issue. Now the man in charge is Pedro Grifol, former…

The White Sox landed on their new manager yesterday, agreeing to a contract with Pedro Grifol. The team hasn't officially announced the hiring of the now-former Royals bench coach, but Bob Nightengale of USA Today they'll do so tomorrow. With Grifol replacing Tony La Russa, the Sox are expected to overhaul their coaching staff. Ken Rosenthal of the…

I don't know anything about Pedro Grifol. Had never heard of him before Tuesday, when news broke that the White Sox were hiring him as their manager. Had to look up the spelling of his name. I love that about him. It's nice that the Sox dove into the pool of relative obscurity after putting everyone through Tony La Russa, a Hall of Fame manager we…

The White Sox landed on their new skipper this morning, with various reports indicating that Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol will take over the dugout. Grifol has apparently already tabbed his top lieutenant. Former Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo will join Chicago's staff as bench coach, as first reported on Twitter by Northbrook Bob. It could…

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to replace Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as their manager, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hiring. ESPN first reported the move. The 52-year-old Grifol will try…

A fresh set of odds have been released for the next White Sox manager and there is another shake-up at the top. Former St. Louis Cardinals manager and current Padres third base coach Mike Shildt is the latest betting favorite, according to SportsBetting.ag. The change comes not long after USA Today's Bob Nightengale listed Shildt as one of the…

In the days since the White Sox and Tony La Russa announced the Hall of Fame manager would not return for a third season with the White Sox, the rumors have been swirling regarding who will be the next White Sox manager. While Ozzie Guillen and Bruce Bochy have both been popular names among betting circles, according to Bob Nightengale of USA…

The Chicago White Sox' 2022 season concluded with an abysmal 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. It was a fitting ending in a few ways. First and foremost, the South Siders were abysmal all season. Taking shellackings from below-average teams was a common theme throughout the campaign. And, to add to that, the Sox were below average themselves…

A presumptive future Hall of Fame member could replace a current one as the next manager of the Chicago White Sox. Following Tony La Russa's retirement from the White Sox for health reasons, longtime San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been installed as the favorite to come out of retirement to lead Chicago in 2023. Bochy managed the San…

Could Joe Maddon find his way back to Florida and manage a fourth different Major League Baseball club? Maddon was installed as a 4-1 favorite by SportsBetting.ag to become the next manager of the Miami Marlins now that the team has parted ways with Don Mattingly. Mattingly will not return to Miami following a fourth-place finish in the National…

In the same press conference where Tony La Russa announced he will not return for the 2023 season, Rick Hahn said the team will grant bench coach Miguel Cairo an interview for the manager position. Hahn gave a basic outline of ideal managerial characteristics. He mentioned having a history with the " White Sox DNA" is not a requirement for the…

It was only April 24. It really didn't seem like that big a deal. But the White Sox had just lost six straight games on a miserable swing through Cleveland and Minnesota, and their losing streak stood at seven overall. Clearly, such an early-season slog hadn't been anticipated and would not stand - not with the talent on this Sox team, not with its…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Perhaps one day Hunter Gaddis will regale his friends and grandchildren about his days in the big leagues. But the conversation will probably not include the events of Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at Progressive Field. Gaddis, recalled from Class AAA Columbus to fill out an injured rotation during a treacherous stretch of games for…

The 34-year-old Lynn - who finished third in AL Cy Young Award balloting in 2021 - missed the first two-plus months of the season after an MRI revealed a slight tear in a knee tendon. Since his return in mid-June, the South Siders have gone 10-7 with the big right-hander on the bump. He's tossed eight quality starts, including four in a row and…

If the Chicago White Sox indeed rally in the standings to make the 2022 MLB postseason, they could well be a team that none of their American League counterparts will want to face in the opening round. Entering Wednesday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox had captured five of their last six…

CHICAGO - It may have been Yogi Berra who is credited with uttering the phrase, "It ain't over till it's over," but it was Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks who emphasized that saying when asked on Tuesday about the legacy of Tony La Russa on the south side of Chicago. La Russa has not been the team's active manager since health concerns…

CHICAGO - Chicago White Sox CP Liam Hendriks had a very simple answer for what has been the difference for his team since Miguel Cairo took over as acting manager for Tony La Russa. There has been plenty of talk about the passionate talk that Miguel Cairo delivered shortly after taking over for La Russa when the Chicago White Sox manager was…

CHICAGO - Elvis Andrus has made an impact for the Chicago White Sox with All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson on the injured list. What happens when Anderson is able to return to the lineup? As the Chicago White Sox prepared to open a two-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Colorado Rockies, there was promising news on the potential return…

The White Sox entered the week with the unenviable combination of having played three more games than Guardians while trailing them by four in the loss column. It wouldn't be such a big deal if the Sox could guarantee defeats in those games, but the Guardians have agency, and they exercised it on Monday with a 5-4 victory over the Angels while the…

DETROIT - Once thought to be an impossibility because of White Sox manager Tony La Russa's relationship with chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and the circumstances surrounding his rehiring in 2020, the latest oddsmakers' postings list La Russa as the most likely manager to be fired next. One even has it as even money. And the more the Sox lose and lose in…

Mere minutes after the White Sox suffered their most gutting defeat of the 2022 season, acting manager Miguel Cairo stepped to the microphone in front of a room full of reporters. His message was direct: The 10-7 defeat his club suffered to the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday night, which placed the White Sox' playoff hopes on the precipice, falls…