Allen homers and drives in career-high 5 as Athletics pound White Sox 12-4
Nick Allen homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-4.
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Nick Allen homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-4.
Right before its eighth loss in 10 games, Chicago announced that executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn had been fired.
"This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to make because they are both talented individuals with long-term relationships at the White Sox," White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement.
Amid a disastrous season that has seen them sink to 23 games below .500 following a failed rebuild, the White Sox have fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn.
The White Sox have fired general manager Rick Hahn and executive vice president Ken Williams, and they might also be searching for a new stadium. Crain's Chicago Business reports White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf could be trying to move or sell the team.
Major League Baseball is not mandating COVID-19 vaccines, but the White Sox have really embraced the opportunity.
The White Sox are in California, where they'll face the Angels on Thursday night.
"Obviously it's a difficult loss for us. He's an important part of our offense," general manager Rick Hahn said.
General Manager Rick Hahn announced Monday morning the White Sox and Renteria have agreed to part ways.
The White Sox' Nick Madrigal has a separated left shoulder and is headed to the injured list.
Just one day before their Opening Day, the Cubs and White Sox announced their 30-man rosters Thursday.
Kopech is coming back from Tommy John surgery in September 2018. He hit triple-digits on the radar gun during his first spring training appearance.
The White Sox will be back on the field at Guaranteed Rate Field next Friday for their first workout.
Renteria is 129-195 in two seasons with the White Sox, including 62-100 this year. Prior to being hired, he managed the Chicago Cubs to a 73-89 record in 2014.
"I am not going to talk about anything except winning," Renteria says.
With plenty of reason for optimism, the White Sox now turn their attention to player development.
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn knows his expectations may be exceeded.
"We hope at the end of this year, we know we'll know a lot more about a lot of our guys," Hahn says.
For the second year of the White Sox's rebuild, there's a panoramic view of a bigger timeline starting to bear fruit.
"Over the last 18 months, we have dispelled myths about this organization and how we do business," Hahn says.
As the White Sox prospects reconvened at SoxFest, they couldn't help but to look ahead at their future together.
The 2018 White Sox are aiming for continued organizational growth in what will be a second season of rebuilding.
Rick Hahn isn't making high-profile moves but is nonetheless making shrewd decisions with the future in mind.
"The support has been fantastic," Hahn says. "There seems to be a lot of optimism about were this thing is headed."
Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia are the White Sox's two prime trade candidates.
