FIELD STAFF Rick Renteria Was Named the 40Th Manager in White Sox History on October 3, 2016
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FIELD STAFF Rick Renteria was named the 40th manager in White Sox history on October 3, 2016. FRONT OFFICE FRONT RICK RENTERIA 17 MANAGER Given Name: Richard Aviña Renteria Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-9 Weight: 190 Opening Day Age: 55 (December 25, 1961) FIELD STAFF Birthplace/Residence: Harbor City, Calif./Temecula, Calif. First Pro Contract: Pittsburgh Pirates, selected in the first round (20th overall), 1980 free agent draft. Sox Acquisition: Hired as bench coach, November 10, 2015. PLAYERS MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Was hired as the 40th manager in White Sox history on Visited students in the culinary program at Benito Juarez 10/3/16, replacing Robin Ventura, after spending the 2016 Community Academy in January 2017. season as the Sox bench coach … is the only current Latino Volunteered in May 2016 for a beautification project with the manager in Major League Baseball. City Year organization at Sawyer Elementary School. Brings nine seasons of managerial experience to the posi- Delivered comfort blankets to families and patients at Ann & tion, including eight in the minor leagues, as well as the 2014 Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital with White Sox players and OPPONENTS campaign with the Chicago Cubs. Guaranteed Rate volunteers in January 2016. Joins Hall-of-Famer Johnny Evers as the only managers of both the White Sox and the Cubs … Evers managed the Sox in MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL 1924 and the Cubs in 1913 and 1921. Married Ilene … has four children: Joseph, Michael, Anthony Was named the 53rd manager in Cubs history on 11/7/13 and Alexandria, and one grandchild. and guided the Cubs to a 73-89 record in 2014 … led the Cubs Graduated in 1980 from South Gate (Calif.) High School. to a 31-28 record (.525) from 7/28-remainder of the season … was ejected six times during the 2014 season. MANAGERIAL RECORD 2016 REVIEW Spent six seasons on the San Diego Padres coaching staff, Year Club W-L Pct. Pos. Notes serving as bench coach from 2011-13 and first base coach 1998 Brevard County 43-97 .307 6th/6th from 2008-10 … also managed Team Mexico in the 2013 World 1999 Kane County 78-59 .569 1st Made MWL playoffs Baseball Classic. 2000 Portland 71-70 .504 4th Managed in the minor leagues for eight seasons, including 2001 Portland 77-65 .542 3rd four each in the Padres (2004-07) and Marlins (1998-2001) 2004 Lake Elsinore 68-72 .486 4th organizations, compiling a 539-583 (.480) record. 2005 Lake Elsinore 70-68 .503 3rd Was named Midwest League Manager of the Year in 1999 2006 Lake Elsinore 74-66 .529 1st Made CL playoffs HISTORY after guiding Class A Kane County to a 78-59 record and a playoff 2007 Portland 58-86 .403 4th berth … managed Class A Lake Elsinore to the California League 2014 CHICAGO-NL 73-89 .451 5th playoffs in 2006. MINOR TOTALS 223-197 .531 Began his coaching career in 1998 as manager at Class A MLB TOTALS 73-89 .451 Brevard County. COACHING CAREER PLAYING CAREER Year Position Club Org. RECORDS Played professionally for 15 seasons (1980-94) … appeared 2002 Hitting Coach Minor Leagues Padres in 184 games over parts of five major-league seasons with 2008-10 First Base Coach San Diego Padres Pittsburgh (1986), Seattle (1987-88) and Florida (1993-94), 2011-13 Bench Coach San Diego Padres batting .237 (100-422) with four home runs and 41 RBI. 2016 Bench Coach Chicago White Sox White Sox Made his major-league debut on 9/14/86 vs. the Cubs … collected the first pinch-hit in Marlins history on 4/14/93 at San Francisco (off Dave Righetti) … hit his first major-league homer MINOR LEAGUES in game two of a doubleheader on 6/1/93 vs. San Francisco (off Bud Black). Batted .287 (937-3,260) with 167 doubles, 32 triples, 37 home runs, 397 RBI, 459 runs scored and 69 stolen bases over 857 minor-league games. Also played in the Mexican League in 1985, 1991-92 and 1996 … was named Player of the Year for Charros de Jalisco in 1991 after leading the league with a .442 average. Was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (20th overall) MEDIA/MISC. of the 1980 draft … Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona (22nd), Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (23rd) and Toronto manager John Gibbons (24th) were selected in suc- cession later in the first round of that draft. 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 19 DARYL BOSTON 8 FIRST BASE COACH Given Name: Daryl Lamont Boston Bats: Left Throws: Left FRONT OFFICE FRONT Height: 6-4 Weight: 240 Opening Day Age: 54 (January 4, 1963) Birthplace/Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio/Lithonia, Ga. First Pro Contract: Chicago White Sox, selected in the first round (seventh overall), 1981 free agent draft. Sox Acquisition: Hired as Advanced Rookie Bristol hitting coach, January 22, 1998. FIELD STAFF Made his major-league debut on 5/13/84 vs. Texas, singling COACHING HIGHLIGHTS off Charlie Hough in his first at-bat … was selected by the Sox Begins his fifth season as the White Sox first base coach in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1981 draft. and 20th as a coach in the organization … spent the 1998-2012 PLAYERS seasons in the player development system, including the last 12 MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL as the minor-league outfield instructor. Married Sherrilyn … has one child: Dash … graduated in Served as hitting coach at Advanced Rookie Bristol (1998) 1981 from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … father, and Class A Burlington (1999), helping each team win its respec- Henry, managed the semipro Cincinnati Tigers baseball team, tive league title, and Class A Winston-Salem in 2000. which featured future major-leaguer Dave Parker. Spent the 1996 season as a player/coach with Regina in the independent Prairie League. COACHING CAREER Year Position Club Org. PLAYING CAREER OPPONENTS 1998 Hitting Coach Advanced Rookie Bristol White Sox Played 11 seasons in the major leagues with the White Sox 1999 Hitting Coach Class A Burlington White Sox (1984-90), Mets (1990-92), Colorado (1993) and Yankees (1994) 1999 Hitting Coach Class A Winston-Salem White Sox … batted .249 (655-2,629) with 83 home runs, 278 RBI and 98 2001-12 Outfield Instructor Minor Leagues White Sox stolen bases in 1,058 games. 2013- First Base Coach Chicago White Sox White Sox His best season came in 1990 when he hit .272 (100-367) with 12 home runs, 45 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 120 games with the White Sox (five games) and Mets (115). Hit a careeer-high 15 home runs with the White Sox in 1988 2016 REVIEW … played for the expansion Rockies in 1993, hitting .261 (76- 291) with 14 homers and 40 RBI. HISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. The White Sox held a signing day ceremony in November 2016 with members of the White Sox Amateur City Elite (ACE) program officially signing letters of intent to play baseball at the collegiate level. 20 CHICAGO WHITE SOX FRONT OFFICE FRONT NICK CAPRA 12 THIRD BASE COACH Given Name: Nick Lee Capra Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-8 Weight: 185 Opening Day Age: 59 (March 8, 1958) FIELD STAFF Birthplace/Residence: Denver, Colo./Scottsdale, Ariz. First Pro Contract: Texas Rangers, selected in the third round, 1979 free agent draft. Sox Acquisition: Hired as Advanced Rookie Bristol manager, January 5, 1996. PLAYERS COACHING HIGHLIGHTS MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Begins his 22nd season in the White Sox organization and Married Dr. Michelle Embling … has two children: Ainsley his first as third base coach … spent the 2012-16 seasons as and Cara, and one grandchild: Paytin … graduated in 1976 from the Sox director of player development. Lincoln High School in Denver. During his five seasons, Sox affiliates reached the playoffs Attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas and Lamar (Colo.) eight times, with the Arizona League White Sox (2015) and Class Community College before playing one season (1979) at the AA Birmingham (2013) winning league titles and Winston Salem University of Oklahoma, where he earned All-American honors. OPPONENTS (87-51) posting the best record in the minor leagues in 2012. Spent 2009-11 as the White Sox minor-league field coordina- MANAGERIAL RECORD tor after serving as assistant director of minor-league instruction Year Club W-L Pct. Pos. Notes in 2008 and minor-league hitting coordinator in 2006-07. 1996 Bristol 17-51 .250 9th Spent 10 seasons (1996-2005) as a manager in the White 1997 Bristol 30-38 .441 7th Sox player development system, posting a 588-595 (.497) 1998 Bristol 42-24 .636 1st Manager of the Year record … reached the postseason five times and won league 1999 Burlington 71-68 .511 3rd/1st MWL champions titles with Class A Burlington (Midwest) in 1999 and Class A 2000 Birmingham 77-63 .550 1st/2nd SL 1st-half champions 2016 REVIEW Kannapolis (South Atlantic) in 2005. 2001 Birmingham 80-60 .571 3rd/1st SL 2nd-half champions Was named Appalachian League Manager of the Year in 2002 Charlotte 55-88 .385 4th/4th 1998 after leading Advanced Rookie Bristol to the league title 2003 Charlotte 74-70 .514 2nd game … in 2000, managed the SL West Division All-Stars and 2004 Charlotte 68-74 .479 4th the American League Class AA All-Stars and was a coach on 2005 Kannapolis 74-59 .517 5th/1st SAL champions the U.S. Team at the All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta. MINOR TOTALS 588-595 .493 PLAYING CAREER HISTORY Played professionally for 17 seasons (1979-95) … spent parts of five seasons in the major leagues with Texas (1982-83, ‘85, ‘91) and Kansas City (1988), going 9-54 (.167) over 45 games.