New White Sox manager Pedro Grifol surprises fans at Vienna Beef Factory
"As soon as they mentioned hot dogs and they mentioned one of the best hot dog places in town, I was all in."
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"As soon as they mentioned hot dogs and they mentioned one of the best hot dog places in town, I was all in."
Grifol spent the past 10 seasons with the Royals, helping guide Kansas City to AL pennants in 2014 and 2015, and the World Series title in 2015.
Grifol, 52, has been with the Royals since 2013, including stints as a roving hitting instructor, assistant hitting coach, hitting coach, catching coach, and most recently as bench coach.
"We know our fans are disappointed the event will not take place. Please check back throughout the 2023 baseball season to keep updated regarding future plans," the team announced Friday afternoon.
We will find out the winner in December at Baseball's winter meetings.
The White Sox (81-81), last year's AL Central champions, had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Luis Arraez had one hit to move closer to his first AL batting championship, one of only two hits Minnesota managed off Lucas Giolito in seven innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Twins on Tuesday night.
Despite not completing a comeback to the postseason this year, the White Sox are 17-15 since Cairo took over following La Russa's medical leave.
Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer in the White Sox' fourth win in five games.
La Russa, who turns 78 on Tuesday, stepped away from the team at the end of August on the advice of his doctors and underwent a procedure to repair his pacemaker.
Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect ninth for his 34th save for the White Sox, who moved one game ahead of the Twins for second place in the AL Central.
The Guardians have an 11-game lead on the Twins and White Sox, who have been two of baseball's most disappointing teams this season.
The Sox struck out 14 times in the game.
The White Sox came out still reeling from the sweep by the Guardians that all-but dashed their hopes of making the postseason a third straight year.
The White Sox (76-74) have dropped three straight and four of six overall.
