It remains to be seen if Robin Ventura will stay on as the White Sox’s manager next season, but Chicago wasted no time parting ways with one of his key coaches. In addition, hitting coach Harold Baines will not return and will move into an ambassador role with the organization.
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Parent, who was a catcher for 13 seasons in the majors, was a minor-league manager, including in the Phillies system from 2010-11, before his tenure with the Sox. Manger John Gibbons said Tulowitzki will get Saturday off and play in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Tampa Bay…. “I thought I did a pretty good job at this”.
During Ventura’s 2012 debut, Chicago went 85-77 and led the AL Central most of the season before faltering late and finishing behind Detroit.
The White Sox, expected to be much-improved after acquiring Jeff Samardzija, Melky Cabrera, David Robertson and Adam LaRoche, have disappointed with a 74-85 record before Friday.
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“That’s what I do”, he said to the Tribune. “If we felt we didn’t have a championship caliber hitting coach, he wouldn’t be here”.
