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The Chicago White Sox added an assistant pitching coach as part of their revamped major-league staff. Bobby Hearn, formally with the Minnesota Twins organization, will fill that role — one of five hirings the Sox announced Wednesday.
The Sox announced Wednesday the hirings of Bobby Hearn as assistant pitching coach and Jose Leger as first-base/outfield coach.
The Chicago White Sox are now being linked with a shock move for the top-rated Japanese hitter in baseball's free agency.
Boston dealt Teel –– along with prospects Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez –– to Chicago in a December 2024 trade that sent 2025 AL Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox.
The Chicago White Sox have announced the hirings of Bobby Hearn as assistant pitching coach, José Leger (“le-HAIR”) as first base/outfield coach, Chris Denorfia as Major League field coordinator, Bennett Markinson as bullpen catcher and Tony Medina as a Major League assistant,
Should the White Sox choose to go in another direction, other options at the top of MLB’s draft prospect rankings include Fort Worth Christian (TX) shortstop Grady Emerson, Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron, Gulliver Prep (FL) Jacob Lombard and Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress.
Coaches from the 2025 White Sox staff who did not return to the team for the 2026 season include pitching coach Ethan Katz, hitting coach Marcus Thames, offensive coordinator Grady Sizemore, first base/outfield coach Jason Bourgeois and catching coach Drew Butera.
A familiar face returns to the Sox after a brief absence, plus a former Brewers infielder joins the mix. Read all about it at MLB Trade Rumors.
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