Los Medias Blancas despidieron al dirigente Pedro Grifol, quien terminó su primera labor como manager en Grandes Ligas con récord de 89-190, anunció el equipo. El coach de la banca, el puertorriqueño Charlie Montoyo, el coach de la tercera base, el cubano Eddie Rodríguez y el instructor de bateo Mike Tosar también fueron despedidos.
Grady Sizemore, quien era parte del cuerpo técnico, fue nombrado como manager interino por el resto de la temporada del 2024. El club agregó que empezarían la búsqueda de un nuevo piloto de inmediato, con la intención de encontrar un reemplazo permanente luego de finalizada la temporada.
“Como todos reconocemos, el rendimiento de nuestro equipo esta temporada ha sido decepcionante en muchos aspectos”, dijo Chris Getz, vicepresidente senior y gerente general de los Medias Blancas, a través de un comunicado.
Grifol, de ascendencia cubana, reemplazó en el cargo al venezolano Miguel Cairo, quien, de su parte, ocupó el vacío dejado por el miembro del Salón de la Fama, Tony La Russa, a finales de la campaña del 2022, mientras éste batallaba con problemas de salud.
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With their season trending toward historically awful, the Chicago White Sox have fired manager Pedro Grifol, the team announced. Grady Sizemore has been named the interim manager for the rest of the 2024 season.
“As we all recognize, our team’s performance this season has been disappointing on many levels,” GM Chris Getz said in a statement. “Despite the on-field struggles and lack of success, we appreciate the effort and professionalism Pedro and the staff brought to the ballpark every day. These two seasons have been very challenging. Unfortunately, the results were not there, and a change is necessary as we look to our future and the development of a new energy around the team.”
The White Sox also fired bench coach Charlie Montoyo, third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez and assistant hitting coach Mike Tosar. In their places, Doug Sisson (bench coach), Justin Jirschele (third-base coach) and Mike Gellinger (assistant hitting coach) have been promoted.
Grifol, 54, was in his second season as White Sox manager. It was his first managerial job at the big-league level. The White Sox disappointed in 2023, going 61-101 rather than bounce back from an 81-81 record in 2022. New GM Chris Getz began to tear the roster down and rebuild this past offseason. As a result, Chicago is a ghastly 28-89, easily the worst record in MLB.
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