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FIELD STAFF begins his fourth season as White Sox in 2015. FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. ve fi rst since fi nished with a career- fi rst round HOME LEADERS WHITE SOX ALL-TIME fth) … fth) fi fi Player HR Player Frank Thomas 448 Magglio Ordonez 432 Robin Ventura 221 187 214 171 overall) of the 1988 draft rst round (10th fi PLAYING CAREER PLAYING rst player in history to grand slams in each fi Right 200 fth in major-league history. history. fth in major-league IN MLB HISTORY fi Spent 16 seasons in the major leagues with the White Sox Spent 16 seasons in the major leagues with the hitter with 294 home runs and 1,182 a .267 (1,885-7,064) Was in 100-plus Hit 20 or more home runs nine times and drove Received MVP votes in 1991 and 1999 … appeared in votes in Received MVP Hit .274 (1,244-4,542) with 171 home runs and 741 RBI in Hit .274 (1,244-4,542) with 171 home runs and Recorded 21 career multihomer games and drove in six-plus His best season came in 1999 with the Mets when he batted Became the a compound fracture and dislocation of his right Suffered Became the eighth player in major-league history to hit after charging on Texas ejected on 8/4/93 at Was selected in the Was

MOST GRAND SLAMS Category No. Category 24 Robin Ventura Willie McCovey 21 23 19 18 18  (2002-03) and Dodg- Yankees (1989-98), Mets (1999-2001), Bobby Torborg, ers (2003-2004) … played for managers Jeff Tracy. and Jim Torre Hall-of-Famer Joe Valentine,  (1991-93, RBI in 2,079 career games … won six Gold Gloves All-Star (1992 and 2002). 1996, 1998-99) and was a two-time  runs and 214 three times … batted .340 (64-188) with 18 home slams are tied RBI with the bases loaded … his 18 career grand for  different postseasons with the White Sox (1993), Mets (1999, postseasons with different (2002) and Dodgers (2004). Yankees 2000),  among the 1,254 games over 10 seasons with the Sox … ranks (5th, 668), franchise leaders in grand slams (T1st, 10), walks home runs (6th), RBI (8th) and extra-base hits (10th, 402).  runs on six occasions with a career high of eight.  .301 (177-588) with 32 home runs and 120 RBI … hit a game- ending “” in the 15th of Game 5 of the 1999 was Atlanta to give the Mets a 4-3 win … the slam ALCS vs. ruled a after he did not touch all the bases.  game of a on 5/20/99 vs. Milwaukee.  ankle sliding into home plate during a game on 3/21/97 … returned to play in 54 games that season … started a 5-4-3 play on 6/6/96 at Boston.  ( Texas two grand slams in one game on 9/4/95 at in 1970) and the fourth to connect ’s in consecutive (fourth and high eight RBI, matching the Sox franchise record.  Player of the Month for July 1991 AL the mound … was named … endured a 0-41 slump during his rookie season of 1990.  of Oklahoma State University. 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 17 Santa Maria, Calif. Weight: Throws: rst fi White Sox, selected in the , 47 (July 14, 1967) 47 (July 14, Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract, October 6, 2011. Agreed to terms on Hired as a special assignment instructor, June 6, 2011. instructor, Hired as a special assignment Robin Mark Ventura Robin Mark liates, evaluating liates, fi 6-1 Left rst-year manager since fi Birthplace/Residence: Age: Opening Day First Pro Contract: Sox Acquisition: June 1988 free agent draft. (10th overall), Contract Status: Bats: ROBIN VENTURA VENTURA ROBIN MANAGER Given Name: 23 Height: 2012 SEASON 2013 SEASON 2014 SEASON nishing second in the nishing second in the nalists for AL Manager of the Year, along Year, of the Manager AL nalists for fi fi rst place for 117 days, including every day rst place for 117 fi MANAGERIAL HIGHLIGHTS MANAGERIAL rst victory the next night, 4-3, over the Rangers. fi Was hired by the Sox as a special advisor to then Director hired by the Sox as Was , Paul Konerko, and Has been ejected nine times in his three seasons. Agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on 1/24. Agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension 4/6 … on Texas Made his managerial debut in a 3-2 loss at Was inducted into the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame Was His 294 career home runs are the second-highest total His 294 career home runs are the second-highest Rookie Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez and Chris Sale repre- Abreu, Rookie Jose Led the division by as many as 3.5 games (three times) and Recorded his 100th victory on 5/12 vs. the Angels … missed Angels Recorded his 100th victory on 5/12 vs. the Is the 18th former White Sox player to manage the club … he Is the 18th former White Sox player to manage the Earned his 200th victory as Sox manager on 7/29 at … Earned his 200th victory Was one of three Was The Sox were in Guided the White Sox to an 85-77 (.524) record in his Was selected by manager to serve on the Ameri- Jim Leyland to serve on the selected by manager Was Was named the 39th manager in White Sox history on named the 39th manager Was 85 wins were the most by a Sox Guided the White Sox to a 10-game improvement from 2013, Guided the White Sox to

of Player Development on 6/6/11 … in that role, he of Player Development Buddy Bell on 6/6/11 visited each of the White Sox minor-league af player performance and reporting to Bell. represented the White Sox at the All-Star Game in Kansas City All-Star Game in represented the White Sox at the … was ejected four times.  earned his  on 7/3. among current managers, trailing only Washington’s Matt Wil- among current managers, trailing only Washington’s liams (378).  sented the White Sox at the All-Star Game. sented the White Sox at the  were a season-high 16 games over .500 (71-55) on 8/26.  games on 6/6-7 vs. Oakland to attend family graduation ceremo- nies in … was ejected three times.  and ’s are the only current manag- Ryne and Philadelphia’s manage. ers to be drafted and play with the clubs they now  was ejected on 6/4 at the Dodgers and 8/13 at San Francisco. was ejected on 6/4 at the Dodgers and 8/13 at  from 7/24-9/25 (63 days) and all but eight from 5/29-9/25.  can League coaching staff at the All-Star Game at ’s York’s All-Star Game at New at the can League coaching staff represented Jesse Crain and Chris Sale the White Sox at the Midsummer Classic.  10/6/11, replacing former teammate Ozzie Guillen. 10/6/11,  going 73-89 in his third season at the helm. going 73-89 in his third  went 86-76 in 1992.  Showalter. Buck and Baltimore’s with Oakland’s     Central, 3.0 games behind Detroit.   season at the helm, MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE following theOklahomaCitybombing. Weekend MostCaring Athlete Award …madeaPSA in1995  The UnitedWay whileplayingfortheSox.  youths toattendsportsprogramsthroughoutNew York City. Chelsea PiersScholarshipFund,whichallowedunderprivileged  Fund, Inc. for theNew York PoliceandFireWidowsChildren’s Bene nual RobinVentura All-Star Bowling Tournament toraisemoney  as partofapartnershipwiththenon-pro  appeared in“A ChristmasCarol”atChicago’s Goodman Theatre Play Area” inthePediatricOncology companied byReithel,todedicatethenew“ChicagoWhiteSox  Lincoln Park,whomhe diatric cancerpatientattheoldChildren’s MemorialHospitalin  Ramirez. and Alexei anti-bullying PSA,alongwithGordonBeckham,JohnDanks  in aspecial“gentleyoga”sessionwithmembers. ing timewithmenandwomenlivingcancerparticipated  an anti-bullyingpresentation. and visitedMcClellanElementarySchoolinJanuaryof2014for Sox Charities“WildPitches”event…  Children’s HospitalandRonaldMcDonaldHouse. 

Received honorablementionrecognitionin1996fortheUSA Was activelyinvolvedwithChildren’s MemorialHospitaland Hosted theRobinVentura All-Star Classictosupportthe While playingfortheMetsand Yankees, sponsoredanan- In December2011 withMake-A-WishrecipientEmilyBeazley Made his Was reunitedinMay2012withRyanReithel,aformerpe- Prior tothe2012season,participatedintapingofan In 2013,madeaspecialvisittoGilda’s ClubChicago,spend- Along withhiswife,Stephanie,participatedinChicagoWhite Since becomingmanager, hasmadeseveralvisitstoLurie 8 CHICAGO WHITESOX 18 fi COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT rst visittothenewLurieChildren’s Hospital,ac- fi rst visitedatthehospitalin1991. fi lmed ananti-bullyingPSA fl oor ofthehospital. fi t organization. t fi t College PlayeroftheDecadeby  Grace andJack.  04 ht o 7-9 41 t 10-gameimprovement 4th .451 AL Mgr. of Year 73-89 2nd .525 TOTALS 221-265 WhiteSox 85-77 W-L Pct. Pos. Notes 2014 63-99 .386 5th 2013 White WhiteSox Sox 2012 .455 Year Club  Team …wasathree-time All-America selection. third basemanon  .428 with21homerunsand110 RBI. the samepublicationasasophomorein1987whenhebatted after hitting.469andwasnamedNationalPlayerofthe Year by  in CollegeWorld Serieshistorywitha.459average. pearances asafreshmanandsophomore…stillrankssecond  future teammatewiththeWhiteSox. 1987 CollegeWorld SeriesbyStanford’s JackMcDowell,his a markthatstillstands…thestreakwassnappedduring  baseball’s equivalentoftheHeisman Trophy. outstanding playerandtheGoldenSpikes Award, college the recipientofDickHowser Trophy ascollegebaseball’s .391 with26homersand96RBIasajuniorin1988…was  record formosthitsinaseason(116) withPeteIncaviglia.  and theOklahomaState Athletic HallofFameon10/17/09. … wasinductedintotheCollegeBaseballHallofFameon7/4/06  50-game tourbeforethesummergames. posted a.380averagewith12homerunsand77RBIduring batted .409tohelp Team USA winthegoldmedalinSeoul…  from 2007-11. Olympic GoldMedalinbaseball. ie alhn 910 1903-04, 1904-08 1919-23 1909 1901-05 1901-08 1912 1924-26 1927-28 1901-12,‘14 1924Johnny Clark Grif 1928-30,‘32 ‘11-13 ‘14-15,‘27,‘29 1915-26 1912-28 Nixey Callahan 1932-34 1928-29 1968 1935-46 Billy Sullivan 1978 1946-48 1931-33 1910-12 Evers 1922 1933-39 1979 1955-58 1923-42,‘46 2004-11 1956-59 ‘12-14 2012- 1977-79 1985-97 1924 1989-98 Ozzie Guillen Robin Ventura Name Years Player Years Manager

Attended OklahomaStateUniversity, wherehewasnamed Married Stephanie…hasfourchildren:Rachel,Madison, Was named1986Freshmanofthe Year by Led theCowboystoconsecutiveCollegeWorld Seriesap- Compiled aNCAA-record,58-gamehittingstreakin1987, Capped histhree-yearcareeratOklahomaStatebyhitting Holds theschoolrecordwith329careerhitsandshares His jerseyNo.21wasretiredbyOklahomaStateon2/22/98 Was amemberofthe1988U.S.Olympicbaseballteam… Worked asananalystforESPNattheCollegeWorld Series Is theonlymanagerinmajor-leaguehistorywhohaswonan WHITE SOXPLAYER/MANAGERS CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD fi t 10-2 1901-02 1901-02 th MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL ’s Baseball America All-Time College All-Star All-Time Baseball America andwasthe fi nalist

FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. rst fi rst round (1st overall), fi COACHING CAREER MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Left 220 BAINES AMONG MLB ALL-TIME LEADERS BAINES AMONG Baines with the Six years later (1977), the Sox selected where born, raised and still resides in St. Michaels (Md.), Was Every January 9 is “Harold Baines Day” in St. Michaels. Harold Antoinette, Britni, Marla … has four children: Married Rank Rank LHB Rank As 13th 22nd 9th Overall 30th 28th T32nd No. Category 44th Games Played At-Bats 9,908 RBI 1,628 T67th Bases Total 2,830 Hits 2,866 Extra-Base Hits Home Runs 19th Doubles 488 4,604 921 7th 39th 384 T58th 15th T24th 62nd 25th as a Little Leaguer he attracted the attention of former White as a Little Leaguer he attracted the attention Sox owner .  Jr. and Courtney. Jr.  and then-general manager Roland pick in the country … Veeck home the night before the draft and Hemond traveled to Baines’ signed him to a contract.   Position Year 2003 2004-05 Club 2006-12 Bench Special Instructor 2013- First Base Coach Chicago White Sox Asst. Hitting Coach Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox White Sox Org. Chicago White Sox White Sox White Sox White Sox 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 19 St. Michael’s, Md. St. Michael’s, Throws: Chicago White Sox, selected in the Chicago White Sox, 56 (March 15, 1959) 56 (March Hired as a special assignment instructor, April 18, 2002. April 18, instructor, Hired as a special assignment Harold Douglas Baines Harold Douglas Weight: 6-2 Left Opening Day Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: Height: First Pro Contract: Sox Acquisition: 1977 free agent draft. HAROLD BAINES BAINES HAROLD COACH HITTING ASSISTANT Given Name: Bats: 3 gures in home runs for 21 straight seasons fi PLAYING CAREER PLAYING COACHING HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY eld). fi rst time in 2007. rst time fi rst base coach and 2004-05 as bench coach. rst base coach and 2004-05 as fi Participated in the White Sox Charities Celebrity Bowling part in the Day celebration and Negro Took Was named to six American League All-Star Teams … his Teams All-Star American League named to six Was runs (3rd, Ranks among the Sox career leaders in home with 1,643 Ranks second all-time among designated hitters Is the only player to make 1,000 appearances as a designated Reached Was inducted into the Hall of Fame on inducted into the Baltimore Was All-Star coaching staff American League part of the 2006 Was and player development staffs with the Sox scouting Worked Begins his 12th season on the White Sox coaching staff and on the White Sox coaching staff Begins his 12th season At age 40 in 1999, combined to hit .312 (134-430) with 25 Batted .324 (33-102) in 31 career postseason games … is ambassador for the Prostate Has served as a White Sox team .289 (2,866-9,908) with 488 doubles, 384 home runs, Batted

 Corps Cancer Foundation … attended the White Sox Volunteer in 2013. “lunch with the military.”  Classic in 2012-13.  at U.S. Cellular Field in 2006. Tribute Leagues  over 22 major- 1,628 RBI and 1,299 runs scored in 2,830 games 2000-01), league seasons with the White Sox (1980-89, ‘96-97, (1990-92), Baltimore (1993-95, ‘97- (1989-90), Oakland Texas 99, ‘00) and Cleveland (1999).  making him uniform No. 3 was retired by the White Sox in 1989, the only active player to receive the honor.  doubles (5th, 221), RBI (4th, 981), extra-base hits (4th, 585), 1,670). 320), hits (6th, 1,773) and games played (T7th,  games played and 1,688 hits, third with 978 RBI and fourth with 235 home runs.  hitter and play at least 1,000 games at another position (1,061 in the out   … became the seventh White Sox Yards 8/29/09 at Camden Cellular Field great immortalized with a bronze sculpture at U.S. Fame ballot for on 7/20/08 … was eligible to be on the Hall of the  on 3/20/04 … … rejoined the Sox organization as bench coach served a pair went 1-3 as interim manager while Ozzie Guillen 8/19-20). of two-game suspensions in 2004 (8/17-18 and  in 2002.  coach … spent the 2006-12 seasonshis third as assistant hitting as from 1980-2000 … hit above .300 eight times and drove in 100- plus runs three times.  home runs and 103 RBI with Baltimore and Cleveland and Team. All-Star AL earned a spot on the  one of seven players to appear with the White Sox on three occasions. different MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE as theminor-leagueout seasons intheplayerdevelopmentsystem,includinglast12 and 18thasacoachintheorganization…spent1998-2012 with 14homersand40RBI. played fortheexpansionRockiesin1993,hitting.261(76-291) … hitacareeer-high15homerunswiththeWhiteSoxin1988  with theWhiteSoxandMets. with 12homeruns,45RBIand19stolenbasesin120games  stolen basesin1,058games. … batted.249(655-2,629)with83homeruns,278RBIand98 (1984-90), Mets(1990-92),Colorado(1993)and Yankees (1994)  independent PrairieLeague.  tive leaguetitle,andClass A Winston-Salemin2000. and Burlington(1999),helpingeachteamwinitsrespec-   Played115 ofhis120gamesthatseason withNew York-NL Hisbestseasoncamein1990when hehit.272(100-367) Played11 seasonsinthemajorleagueswithWhiteSox Spent the1996seasonasaplayer/coachwithReginain Served ashittingcoachat Advanced RookieBristol(1998) Begins histhirdseasonastheWhiteSox 0 CHICAGO WHITESOX 20 COACHING HIGHLIGHTS PLAYING CAREER fi eld instructor. eld January22,1998. (seventhoverall),1981freeagentdraft. Sox Acquisition: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: 32 Height: Bats: Given Name: FIRST BASECOACH First ProContract: Left 6-4 fi rst basecoach Weight: Daryl LamontBoston Hired as Advanced RookieBristolhittingcoach, 52 (January4,1963) Chicago WhiteSox,selectedinthe Throws: Cincinnati, Ohio/Lithonia,Ga.   03 FrtBs oc CiaoWieSx WhiteSox WhiteSox Org. WhiteSox ChicagoWhiteSox Class A Winston-Salem FirstBaseCoach Class A Burlington WhiteSox AdvancedRookieBristol 2013- HittingCoach 2001-12 Out HittingCoach 1999 HittingCoach Club 1999 1998 Year Position which featuredfuturemajor-leaguerDaveParker. Henry, managed thesemiproCincinnati Tigers baseballteam, 1981 fromWoodward HighSchoolinCincinnati,Ohio…father, in the off CharlieHoughinhis MarriedSherrilyn…hasonechild:Dashgraduatedin Madehismajor-leaguedebuton5/13/84vs. Texas, singling 240 Left fi rst round(seventhoverall)ofthe1981draft. MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL fi edIsrco MnrLaus WhiteSox MinorLeagues eld Instructor COACHING CAREER fi rst at-bat…wasselectedbytheSox fi rst round rst FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. ve off ve off fi fth time) in Sox his- fi elder, became the became the elder, fi STARTS IN 2014 STARTS MOST AL QUALITY Club QS Club 102 Oakland Kansas City Detroit 90 White Sox Boston/Houston 87 95 89 2011 SEASON 2011 2010 SEASON 2012 SEASON nal two games of the season after Ozzie Guil- fi rst professional season as a starter, went 17-8 rst professional season as a starter, fi Right MOST QUALITY 220 Sale, in his The Sox used 10 rookie pitchers, including a major-league threw the 21st in major-league with 94 quality starts AL The White Sox ranked third in the (15), (13), Freddy Garcia (12) and The Sox tied for sixth in the AL with 86 quality starts, AL The Sox tied for sixth in the Managed the Pior to Sale and Quintana, the last Sox duo under 25 to recordPior to Sale and Quintana, the last Sox duo under became the fourth ( vs. Oakland while Robin Ventura acting manager on 6/6 Was The Sox ranked second in the AL with a then franchise-record AL The Sox ranked second in the the second- The pen averaged 9.83 per 9.0 IP, and 30 starts for Mark Buehrle recorded 10 wins, 200.0 IP STARTS SINCE 2003 STARTS Club QS Club New York-NL White Sox Los Angeles-NL 1,062 Atlanta 1,048 1,055 Los Angeles-AL 1,059 1,048 the league lead.  and 192 strikeouts … Jake Peavy (194) and with a 3.05 ERA in strikeouts. AL Sale ranked eighth and ninth in the  at Kansas City record eight during a 14-inning victory on 7/13 relievers with eight victories, and AL … rookie led with 29 saves. AL Addison Reed tied for seventh in the rookie  history on 4/21 at Seattle.  … the set a then franchise record with 444 strikeouts.  Gavin Floyd (10) all won 10 or more games.    Alex Fernandez (247.1) year was or more in the same 200.0 IP Alvarez (207.2) in 1993. and Wilson  to accomplish tory to record 40 or more saves and the youngest Jesse Crain represented the Sox at the feat … Sale and RHP the All-Star Game.  5-4) … missedattended a family graduation ceremony (Sox lost, diverticulitis. 10 games from 4/9-18 and three from 9/6-8 with len was released from his contract on 9/26, splitting two games vs. Toronto.  1,220 strikeouts … the Sox also set franchise records for bullpen strikeouts (479) and 41 games with 10 or more strikeouts.  Atlanta highest mark in major-league history behind the 2010 Braves (10.06).  in franchise consecutive season, the longest streak the 11th history … Sergio Santos, a converted in eighth pitcher in Sox history to record 30 saves in a season. New York, N.Y./Nashville, Tenn. N.Y./Nashville, New York, 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 21 ve , selected in the 17th round, Yankees, York New fi 59 (January 15, 1956) 59 (January Hired as Class A South Bend pitching coach, A Hired as Class rst lefty fi Donald James Cooper Donald James Weight: Weight: Throws: 6-1 Right COOPER DON COACH PITCHING Given Name: Bats: 99 Height: Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: First Pro Contract: First Pro Contract: 1978 free agent draft. 1987. October 11, Sox Acquisition: .205 opponents average fth in the American League with 90 American League with fth in the rst Sox pitcher to lead the league in fi fi 2013 SEASON 2014 SEASON COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Sale joined Ed Walsh (1907-08, ‘10-12), Tom Bradley (1971- Tom ‘10-12), (1907-08, Sale joined Ed Walsh The White Sox ranked Has spent 27 seasons in the White Sox organization and 12 Has spent 27 seasons in the White Sox organization named pitching coach on 7/22/02 after serving as the Was Since his appointment, the White Sox have posted a 4.23 Mark All-Star teams, Chris Sale has made three consecutive Sale set franchise records with 10.76 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and 9.0 IP Sale set franchise records with 10.76 strikeouts per 178 battersJose Quintana (25) posted a 3.32 ERA, struck out and 67 ap- Rookie Jake Petricka led the Sox with 14 saves The White Sox ranked fourth in the American League with fourth in the The White Sox ranked with a 2.17 ERA, falling AL Chris Sale ranked second in the was the lowest by a Sox pitcher since Wilbur The 2.17 ERA Sale (6.9) and Quintana (5.4) combined to record a 12.3 Sale (214.1 IP) and Quintana (200.0) became the

 quality starts and ninth with a 3.98 ERA, their lowest mark since 2005 (3.61) … Sox pitchers recorded a franchise-record 1,249 strikeouts … the season-ending starting rotation featured  full seasons as pitching coach.  minor-league pitching coordinator from 1997-2002 organization’s … agreed to terms on a multiyear extension on 9/27/11.  quality (8,413 ER/17,920.2 IP) … the Sox have made 1,059 ERA starts since 2003, the second-highest total in the major leagues behind the Mets (1,062).  Buehrle threw a no-hitter on 4/18/07 and a perfect game in 7/23/09, and Philip Humber threw a perfect game on 4/21/12.  batters in a 5.33 -to-walk ratio … he struck out 10-plus his career total a game a franchise-record eight times, upping to 18 times in 85 career starts, also a club record.  second straight season. for the and threw 200.0 IP  with 16 the staff pearances, while rookie Zach Putnam topped waivers on 4/25, lowered his holds … Hector Noesi, claimed off from 14.21 to 4.75 after joining the White Sox. ERA   used 25 pitchers during the season, 89 quality starts … the Sox rookies. including 11  .03 short of becoming the that category since Joel Horlen in 1967.  lefty since Ron AL the lowest by an (1.91) in 1971 and Wood Guidry (1.74) in 1978 … Sale’s pitchers who were 25 years old or under.  the second-highest total by a duo in the major leagues WAR, Anibal Sanchez (13.0). and behind Detroit’s  pitchers in White Sox history under the age of 25 to each throw in the same season. at least 200.0 IP 72) and Javier Vazquez (2007-08) as the only pitchers in fran- 72) and Javier Vazquez seasons. chise history to record 200 strikeouts in back-to-back was the eighth-lowest in White Sox history and best since Gary was the eighth-lowest in White Sox history and Peters (.199) in 1967. MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE vs. Detroit. the lowestmarkinaLCSsince1984whenKansasCityhit.170  postseason sincethe1928 Yankees vs.St.Louis. … theSoxbecame complete-game victoriestoconcludethe ALCS vs.the Angels  Houston toacombined.202(81-401)average. ERA (32ER/113.0 IP)whilelimitingBoston,Los Angeles and Championship since1917,thepitchingstaff compileda2.55  same staff havebeenhonoredinoneseason. time sincethe1991Minnesota Twins thatthreemembersofthe all garnered AL PitcheroftheMonthhonors,marking  scoreless IP. was thestartingandwinningpitcherfor AL, throwing2.0 Classic since1994(Wilson Alvarez andJasonBere)…Buehrle IP-mark. 217.0) andGarcia(210.0combined) alsoreachedthe200.0  1,008.0 IP.  the  (14-8) allwon14ormoregames.  White Soxstartersledthe AL with1,074.0IP. lowest  Jenks werenamedtothe AL All-Star Team. winning streakfrom8/21/05-7/9/06…Buehrle,Contrerasand 1993 …JoseContreraspostedafranchise-record,17-game  or moreand13thtimeinfranchisehistory. consecutive seasontheSoxfeaturedfourstarterswith200.0 and JavierVazquez (202.2)allthrew200-plusIP, thesecond  straight season,throwing1,042.0. Sox startingpitchersledthemajorleaguesinIP forthesecond  record byretiring41consecutivebattersfrom7/17-8/12. more savesinback-to-backseasonsandtiedthemajor-league  and fourthwith88qualitystarts.  … Jenksbecamethe members ofthestartingrotationrecorded10ormorevictories  breaking therecordof41sharedbyteammateBobbyJenks. retiring 45consecutivebattersoverthreestartsfrom7/18-28, on 7/23vs. Tampa Bay…healsosetamajor-leaguerecordby  tied Tampa Bayforthe AL leadwith970.0IP. quality startsandrankedsecondwitha4.14ERA …thestarters  in threeconsecutiveseasons. White SoxpitcherslimitedLos Angeles toa.175average, Buehrle, Garland,GarciaandContrerasrecordedfourstraight During the11-1 runthatculminatedintheSox Garland (April),Buehrle(June)andContreras(September) Buehrle ledthe AL with245.1IP, whileGarland(career-high The WhiteSoxstartingrotationranked secondinthe AL with Buehrle andGarlandwerenamedtothe AL All-Star Team, Garland (18-10),Buehrle(16-8),Contreras(15-7)andGarcia The Soxrankedsecondinthe AL witha3.61ERA,theclub’s The WhiteSoxrecorded11 ,theirhighesttotalsince Freddy Garcia(216.2),JonGarland(211.1), Buehrle(204.0) Was amemberofthe2006 AL All-Star coachingstaff … Jenks becamethe White Soxstartersrankedsecondinthe AL with1,016.0IP White Soxpitchersledthe AL with93qualitystarts…four Buehrle threwthe18thperfectgameinmajor-leaguehistory The Soxledthe AL forthesecondstraightseasonwith86 2 CHICAGO WHITESOX 22 fi rst timetheSoxhavesenttwopitcherstoMidsummer fi gure since1990(3.61)andthird-lowest1972… fi rst Soxpitchertocollectatleast30saves fi 2009 SEASON 2005 SEASON 2006 SEASON 2007 SEASON 2008 SEASON 2004 SEASON rst pitcherinSoxhistorytorecord40or fi rst clubtoaccomplishthatfeatinone fi rt World rst fi rst  from 1991-94. for theCaribesdeOrienteinVenezuelan WinterLeague winner forplayerdevelopment…wasmanager/pitchingcoach  as theorganization’s pitchingcoordinator. in theWhiteSoxminor-leaguesystem,includingsix(1997-2002)  after hisappointmenton7/22.  second inthe AL Award voting. 21-9 witha2.90ERA andleague-best207strikeoutsto  by aSoxteamsince1995. fi 12 completegames…the98qualitystartswastheirhighest  02 Pthn oc WieSx White Sox White Sox WhiteSox WhiteSox WhiteSox Class AAA Nashville WhiteSox PitchingCoach MinorLeagues WhiteSox WhiteSox PitchingCoach Class AAA Nashville Minor Leagues 2002- RovingInstructor PitchingCoordinator 1997-2002 WhiteSox PitchingCoach WhiteSox Class AA Birmingham 1996 WhiteSox PitchingCoach WhiteSox 1995 Class A SouthBend MinorLeagues Class A1995 Sarasota PitchingCoach Org. PitchingCoordinator 1995 1993-94 PitchingCoach PitchingCoach 1992 1989-91 Club 1988 ReplacedO.Guillenon9/27 Year Position N/A .500 1-1 W-L Pos. Pct. Notes WhiteSox 2011 Year Club Sox Academy inLisle,Ill. pitching clinicsintheChicagolandarea,includingatBulls-  of N.Y.I.T. liveviasatellitepriortotheSoxgamevs.Cubs. from theschoolon5/21/06…addressedgraduatingclass  Player ofthe Year in1978. N.Y., wherehewasnamedEastCoast Athletic Conference   and theGreaterChicagoFoodDepositoryin2012. High Schoolin2014,ParkManorElementary2013  Lauderdale on8/7/78vs.FortMyers. Class AAA Toledo in1982…threwano-hitterforClass A Fort Class AAA Syracusein1983…ledtheIL with125strikeoutsat  seven completegames(oneshutout)and64saves. strikeouts in289minor-leaguegames(60starts)…recorded  victory vs.the Yankees on9/2/82. with a5.27ERA in44games…earnedhisonlymajor-league York Yankees (1985)overfourmajor-leagueseasons,going1-6 gure since1974,andthe12completegamesweremost PitchedforMinnesota(1981-82), Toronto (1983)andtheNew Duringthepastseveraloffseasons, hasconducted numerous Receivedanhonorarydoctoraldegreeinhumaneletters AttendedNew York Instituteof Technology inOldWestbury, MarriedRuby…hasthreechildren:Jaime,LukeandKate. ParticipatedinWhiteSoxVolunteer Corpseventsat Tilden Was named InternationalLeague All-Star reliefpitcherat Went 65-47witha3.46ERA (295ER/768.1IP)and588 Was namedtheorganization’s 2000CharlesW. Lubin Award Spent 15seasons(1988-2002)invariouscoachingcapacities White Soxwent35-27witha4.12ERA (250ER/546.2IP) Esteban Loaiza,anon-rosterinviteetospringtraining,went Chicago ledthe AL with98qualitystartsandrankedthird MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE MANAGERIAL RECORD COACHING CAREER PLAYING CAREER 2002 SEASON 2003 SEASON fi nish FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. s a 1990 … i COACHING CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD MANAGERIAL MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Right 175 Has three children: Joseph, Grace and Ashlyn. Grace and Has three children: Joseph, Hall of Fame in American Baseball inducted into the Irish Was N.J. and Attended County College of Morris in Randolph, City Royals Participated in Baseball 101 with then Kansas

Year Club Year 2009 Winston-Salem 2010 73-65 Winston-Salem Charlotte 2011 .529 81-58 1st/1st Pos. MINOR TOTALS .583 Pct. Year of Manager CL Notes W-L 1st/1st 3rd .483 Year Manager of CL 69-74 223-197 .531 Position Year 2008 Hitting Coach 2012- Third Base Coach Club White Sox Charlotte AAA Class White Sox White Sox Org.     on 5/7/13, along with former major-leaguer Rusty City on 5/7/13, York New Hall of Fame base- Staub, former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, ball writer Bill Madden and sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy. Hall of Fame in 2001 was inducted into the school’s for the Down’s manager Buddy Bell in 2005, which raised $20,000 Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City. graduate of Bishop Egan High School in Fairless Hills, Pa. graduate of Bishop Egan High School in Fairless 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 23 Bristol, Pa./Yardley, Pa. Bristol, Pa./Yardley,

St. Louis Cardinals, selected in the 28th round, St. Louis Cardinals, 42 (October 19, 1972) 42 (October Hired as Class AAA Charlotte hitting coach, November 1, 2007. Charlotte hitting coach, November AAA Hired as Class Joseph Earl McEwing Joseph Earl Weight: Weight: Throws: 5-11 Right Height: Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: Birthplace/Residence: First Pro Contract: First Pro Contract: 1992 free agent draft. Sox Acquisition: JOE McEWING McEWING JOE COACH THIRD BASE Given Name: Bats: 47 PLAYING CAREER PLAYING MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS MANAGERIAL/COACHING Hit .251 (443-1,767) with 25 home runs and 158 RBI in 754 Hit .251 (443-1,767) with 25 home runs and 158 Year of the Finished sixth in the Rookie games with the Mets during the 2000 post- Appeared in 11 with Sox manager Robin Ventura a teammate of White Was Begins his eighth season in the White Sox organization and Begins his eighth season in the Sox minor-league system, Managed three seasons Arizona Fall Also managed the in the 2011 Played professionally for 16 seasons, including nine in the

 (2000-04), York-NL major leagues with St. Louis (1998-99), New Kansas City (2005) and Houston (2006).  major-league games.  nine home runs balloting in 1999, batting .275 with 28 doubles, and 44 RBI in 152 games with the Cardinals.  Series … hit .283 (80-283) season as the club reached the World 2001. with eight homers and 30 RBI with the Mets in  in 2000-01. York New  coach. his fourth as third base  … worked at compiling a .531 (223-197) Winston-Salem in A and Class Charlotte in 2011 AAA Class Year of the 2009-10 … was named Carolina League Manager the Dash to a in both of his seasons at Winston-Salem, guiding pair of postseason berths.  in 2008. League … served as hitting coach at Charlotte MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE (1997-98). (1994-95), (1995),Detroit(1996)andPhiladelphia (1986-90), Texas (1991),Baltimore(1992-93,1996),theCubs  League Managerofthe Year. in theSeattleMarinersorganization…wasnamedCalifornia  Outlaws toachampionshipinhis independent GoldenBaseballLeaguefrom2005-07…ledthe  … wasnamedmanageroftheSAL postseason All-Star Team. Blueclaws totheSouth Atlantic Leaguechampionship(84-55)  Baseball America a berthintheEasternLeagueplayoffs in2011 …wascitedby Phillies system…ledClass AA Readingtoa74-58recordand  City, 6/3/13 atSeattleand8/25/13vs. Texas. … hasbeenejectedthreetimeswiththeSox:9/8/12vs.Kansas Robin Ventura attendedfamilygraduationceremonies(4-3loss)  organizing springtrainingcampinGlendale, Ariz. bench coach…isresponsibleforworkingwithSoxcatchersand  Played13seasonsinthemajorleagueswithSanDiego Began hismanagerialcareerin2000withClass A Lancaster Was theoriginalmanagerofChico(Calif.)Outlawsin Spent 2010atthehelmofClass A Lakewood,leadingthe Spent the2010-11 seasonsasamanagerinthePhiladelphia Served asactingSoxmanageron6/7/13vs.Oaklandwhile Begins hisfourthseasonwiththeWhiteSoxorganizationas 4 CHICAGO WHITESOX 24 MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS astheBestManagerProspectinEL. PLAYING CAREER fi nal season. nal Sox Acquisition: 1979freeagentdraft. First ProContract: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Height: AKPRN 8 Bats: Given Name: BENCH COACH MARK PARENT Right 6-5 Mark Alan Parent Mark Alan Hired asbenchcoach,October31,2011. 53 (September16,1961) San DiegoPadres,selectedinthefourthround, Weight: Throws: Ashland, Ore./PaloCedro,Calif.  minor-league seasons.  with theOriolesin1996postseason. season betweenthePiratesandCubs…appearedinsixgames ers in1995withacareer-high18homerunswhilesplittingthe 474 games…rankedsecondamongNationalLeaguecatch-  erPsto Cu Organization Managerofthe Year WhiteSox ChicagoWhiteSox BenchCoach Club 2012- Year Position MadeEL Playoffs 2nd .561 74-58 .601 CL SouthChampions; 247-164 MINOR TOTALS Reading 1st SAL 2011 .636 84-55 .604 1st Champions 89-51 2010 Lakewood W-L Pct. Pos. Notes Lancaster 2000 Year Club selected inthe2013draft. is acatcherintheWhiteSoxminor-leaguesystemafterbeing MarriedWendy …hastwochildren:NickandJake …Nick Hit .253(943-3724)with82homerunsand492RBIin12 Batted .214(279-1,303)with53homerunsand168RBIin 255 Right MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL MANAGERIAL RECORD COACHING CAREER FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. elder fi nal three games of fi rst round (25th overall), fi PLAYING CAREER PLAYING COACHING CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD MANAGERIAL elder , the second overall pick in the elder Mike Kelly, fi MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Right 240 in 1989 from Culver City (Calif.) High School, the Graduated Batted .241 (397-1,920) with 49 home runs and 203 RBI over All-Star out American League Is the cousin of former Arizona State from 1990-92, where he was team- Attended runs in back-to-back games on 6/10- Hit both of his home Joya and Jaryn. Theresa … has two children: Married ap- for seven seasons (1992-98) … Played professionally rst round (25th pick) in 1992 out of Arizona State. (25th pick) in 1992 out of rst round same school that produced former major-leaguer and currrent same school that produced former major-leaguer White Sox radio analyst Darrin Jackson. seven minor-league seasons … was selected by Toronto in the Toronto seven minor-league seasons … was selected by fi mates with out in 1992. 1991 draft, and pitcher Sean Lowe, the 15th selection  11/95 at Minnesota, including a solo shot off . at Minnesota, including a solo shot off 11/95   1981-82. Ron LeFlore, who played for the White Sox in  peared in 31 games with Detroit (1995) and San Diego (1996), peared in 31 games with home runs and six RBI. with two hitting .256 (11-43)   Club Year 2005 Stockton 2006 Stockton 2007 Midland Pos. Pct. 2008 Sacramento .493 3rd W-L 69-71 Notes .576 1st 83-61 78-62 MINOR TOTALS Champs .489 2nd/4th 67-70 .557 Triple-A 3rd/1st 297-264 playoffs Made CL .529 Position Year 1999 Club 2000 2001-02 Hitting Coach Hitting Coach 2003 Hitting Coach 2009-10 Potomac A Class First Base Coach 2011 Hitting Coach Potomac A Class Peoria A Class Oakland 2012-13 Org. Hitting Instructor 2014- Hitting Coach Palm Beach A Class Cardinals Minor Leagues Cardinals Hitting Coach Cardinals Sacramento AAA Cardinals Class Athletics Chicago White Sox Athletics Athletics White Sox  2015 MEDIA GUIDE 25 Los Angeles, Ariz. Calif./Phoenix, Weight: Weight: Throws: , selected in the Blue Toronto 43 (November 15, 1971) 43 (November Hired as hitting coach, October 31, 2013. Hired as hitting coach, Three Of A Kind A Three Of Todd Anthony Steverson Todd 6-2 rst team in major-league history to win each of its fi Right rst base coach. fi Sox Acquisition: draft. 1992 free agent First Pro Contract: First Pro Contract: Height: Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: Bats: STEVERSON TODD COACH HITTING Given Name: 31 after hitting .317 with 36 home 2014 SEASON rst rookie in major-league history to rank fi c Coast League championships … guided fi rst full major-league season. rst full major-league MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS fi Date 9/28/08 Opponent 9/29/08 vs. Cleveland 9/30/08 vs. Detroit 5-1 W, vs. Minnesota Result Mark Buehrle 1-0 W, 8-2 W, Pitcher Winning John Danks Gavin Floyd Losing Pitcher Nick Blackburn Buehrle induced 4 GIDP Alexei Ramirez hit 4th GS Thome hit 461-foot HR Jim Notes the regular season, all against a different opponent. Starting pitchers Mark Buehrle (1 ER/7.0 IP), Gavin the regular season, all against a different rest, combined to allow Floyd (1 ER/6.0 IP) and John Danks (8.0 scoreless IP), all working on three days League Central. American (0.86 ERA) as the Sox rallied to win the two runs on 16 hits over 21.0 IP The 2008 White Sox became the hired as the White Sox hitting coach on 10/31/13 … Was compiling a Managed in the Oakland system from 2005-08, 83-61 record in 2008, winning the Led Sacramento to an Began his coaching career as a hitting coach in the St. Louis his second season in the White Sox organization Completed Under his tutelage, the Sox improved from .249/.302/.378 Year American League Rookie of the Abreu was named Jose Abreu became the Abreu joined Hal Trosky (1934), (1939) and Ted (1934), Trosky Abreu joined Hal leaders in triples (T1st, AL ranked among the Conducted a hitters minicamp for 15 White Sox prospects

 Oakland orga- spent the previous 10 seasons (2004-13) in the minor-league nization, including 2012-13 as the organization’s A’s hitting instructor and 2009-10 as the  Stockton (2005-06), Class A 297-264 record (.529) with Class Sacramento (2008). AAA Midland (2007) and Class AA  Paci and AAA Class Stockton to a 78-62 mark and a postseason berth in 2005.  Cardinals organization from 1999-2003.  as hitting coach.  improved their in 2013 to .253/.310/.398 in 2014 … they also (3.69 to 4.07), output in runs scored (598 to 660), runs per game doubles (237 to 279) and OPS (.680 to .708).  and by the BBWAA percentage. runs, 107 RBI, a .383 on-base and .581 slugging  among the Top 5 of his league in all three Triple Crown categories Crown Triple 5 of his league in all three Top among the breaking the … his 36 home runs set a franchise rookie record, sixth-most in mark of 35 set by in 1983, and are the major-league history by a rookie.  to record 30 (2001) as the only rookies in history he also joined doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI in a season … Allen (1974) as the only players in White Sox history to lead Dick the majors in .  (12th, .362) 10), average (10th, .300) and on-base percentage in his  Ariz. from 1/14-16 in Glendale, MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE 1985 draftoutofMississippiState.  two gamesvs. Toronto intheWorld Series. Atlanta, allowingonerunin1.2IP …threw2.2scorelessIP in appeared intwogamesforthePhillies1993 ALCS vs.  IP ina2-0 AL victoryatWrigley Field. named tothe All-Star Team thatseason,throwing1.0scoreless years untilFranciscoRodriguezrecorded62in2008…was  improved from69-92to94-68. posting a1.83ERA (18ER/88.2IP)with57savesastheSox voting and  four straightseasonsfrom1988-91. seventh with424appearances…recorded30-plussavesin  Philadelphia (1993)andSeattle(1994). saves in448reliefappearanceswiththeWhiteSox(1986-93),  Advanced RookieBristolfrom2007-08. in 2012andClass A Winston-Salemfrom2009-11 …managed system …servedaspitchingcoachatClass AA Birmingham  on theclubwith57appearances. relievers witha1.98ERA,androokieDanielWebb rankedthird staff with16holdsandranked10thamong American League 14 savesand67appearances,rookieZachPutnamtoppedthe 28 reliefappearances…rookieJakePetrickaledtheSoxwith  his thirdasbullpencoach.  Went 31-26witha3.43ERA (217ER/568.2IP)and201 Was selectedbytheWhiteSoxinfourthroundof Led the AL ingames His 57saveswereamajor-leaguerecordthatstoodfor18 Finished fourthinthe American LeagueCy Young award Is theWhiteSoxall-timeleaderwith201savesandranks Spent the2007-12seasonsinSoxplayerdevelopment The Sox2014bullpenincluded Begins hisninthseasonwiththeWhiteSoxorganizationand o rsae A 99 L.A.Coliseum ShibePark 1959 1952 Park PoloGrounds Year ,LA CrosleyField 1934 ,PHI 1938 Red Ruf Johnny VanderMeer, CIN ,NYG Pitcher, Club ballpark whenhetookthemound onJuly15,2003atU.S.CellularField. The 10pitchers: Esteban Loaizabecameoneof10pitchersinthehistory All-Star Gametostartagameinhishome 6 CHICAGO WHITESOX 26 MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS fi fth intheMostValuable Playervotingin1990after fi n,NY 99 1939 ng, NYY PLAYING CAREER fi nished in1988(59)and1990(73)… fi ve rookieswhomadeatleast Sox Acquisition: 1985freeagentdraft. First ProContract: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: 37 Height: Bats: Given Name: BULLPEN COACH Right 6-4 Starting At Home Starting At Robert ThomasThigpen Hired as Advanced RookieBristolmanager, May31,2007. 51 (July17,1963) Chicago WhiteSox,selectedinthefourthround, Weight: Throws: Tallahassee, Fla./St.Petersburg,Fla. 03 BlpnCah hcg ht o WhiteSox Organization WhiteSox ChicagoWhiteSox Class AA Birmingham BullpenCoach PitchingCoach .447 WhiteSox 59-73 2013- Class A Winston-Salem 2012 PitchingCoach W-L Pct. Club Pos. 2009-11Notes Year Position 3rd .531 4th 34-30 .368 25-43 MINOR TOTALS AdvancedRookie Bristol 2008 AdvancedRookie Bristol 2007 Year Club mate ofJeff Brantley, WillClarkandRafaelPalmeiro. reach theCollegeWorld Seriesin1985…wasacollegeteam-   oe lmn,HU 04 MinuteMaidPark U.S.CellularField 2004 FenwayPark Park OlympicStadium Yankee Stadium 2003 1999 Year 1982 ,HOU 1960 Esteban Loaiza,SOX Pedro Martinez,BOS Steve Rogers,MON ,NYY Pitcher, Club he iceste 51 52 53 2002 53 53 55 55 2004 1993 SV 1998 2002 57 2003 Year 62 Three pitcherstied 1990 Eric Gagne,LAD ,NYY 2008 ,CUBS , SD , ATL Eric Gagne,LAD Bobby Thigpen,SOX Francisco Rodriguez,LAA Pitcher, Club AttendedMississippiStateUniversity, helpingtheBulldogs MarriedKeri…hastwochildren:RobertandRachel. MLB SINGLE-SEASONSAVES LEADERS 240 Right MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL MANAGERIAL RECORD COACHING CAREER FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. ve players in major-league history with a fi COACHING CAREER Ruskin, Fla. / MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Right 220 Graduated in 1979 from Nogales High School in La Puente, Graduated in 1979 from orga- A’s was a pitcher in the Oakland Bobby, His brother, Nicole and Ashley, Rose … has four children: Mark, Married Rico.  All-America linebacker in football. Calif., where he was an  nization … is one of  palindrome as his last name. Position Year 1992 Club 1993 1994 Hitting Coach 1995-99 Hitting Coach Bullpen 2007- Hitting Coach Rookie Utica Adv. Chicago White Sox Hickory A Class Organization Bullpen Catcher Rookie Sarasota White Sox White Sox Chicago White Sox White Sox White Sox White Sox 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 27 Montebello, Calif. St. Louis Cardinals, selected in the 18th round, St. Louis Cardinals, 54 (March 8, 1961) 54 (March Hired as bullpen catcher, November 1, 2006. Hired as bullpen catcher, Mark Bruce Salas Mark Bruce Weight: Weight: Throws: ve seasons from 6-0 fi Left Sox Acquisition: draft. 1979 free agent First Pro Contract: First Pro Contract: MARK SALASMARK CATCHER BULLPEN Given Name: Bats: Height: Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: 59 PLAYING CAREER PLAYING rst major-league at-bat with the Cardinals on fi COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Doubled in his Begins the ninth season of his second stint as the White Sox Begins the ninth season White Sox in 2000-01, covering as a scout for the Worked Operated a business from 2002-05. Steve with and Yankees traded by the Was Hit .247 (319-1,292) with 38 home runs and 143 RBI in 509

Bobby Thigpen saved a then major-league record 57 games for the White Sox in 1990.  Louis (1984), games over eight major-league seasons with St. (1987), White Sox (1988), Yankees Minnesota (1985-87), the Cleveland (1989) and Detroit (1990-91).   held the position for bullpen catcher … also 1995-99.  at three levels Southern California … served as a hitting coach in the White Sox minor-league system from 1992-94.  Catcher All-Rookie 6/9/84 at Montreal … was named the 41 RBI with the in 1985 after hitting .300 with nine homers and for on 7/6/87. Yankees … was traded to the Twins  in return for Richard Rosenberg to the White Sox on 11/13/87 Dotson and Scott Nielsen. MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE World Champion Yankees in1977 and1978. Yankees organization… servedasassistanttrainerfor the  for the1988major-league All-Star Team ontourinJapan. the NetherlandsandGreatBritainin January1995…wastrainer  Ozzie Guillen,RobinVentura andJakePeavy.  erts andJohn“JohnnyMack”McNamaraMemorial Award. March 1984withboththeWhiteSoxannualNick“TheFox”Rob- Chicago BaseballCancerCharitiesin1992…washonored Trainers Societyin1978andtheMarvSamuel Award fromthe League ServiceawardfromtheProfessionalBaseball Athletic Athletic Trainer’s Association in1998…receivedtheMajor  the 1996MajorLeague Athletic Training Staff ofthe Year.  sistant forthe1977MidsummerClassicat Yankee Stadium. in 1991at Toronto and1983atComiskeyParkwasanas- at U.S.CellularField…wasan AL trainerfor All-Star Games  service providedtotheWhiteSoxorganization. Daley withtheCityofChicago’s Appreciation foroutstanding  2005 withtheBoJacksonCourage Award. 2005 seasonandbythePitch&HitClubofChicagoinJanuary by theIllinois Athletic Trainers Association forhisworkduringthe Medical Staff ofthe Year byBaseballProspectus…washonored  conference, workingbehindthescenesasa Team Physician. on thefacultyofUniversitySouthFloridaSportsMedicine Medicine andSportsLawconferencein2007…served2008  bow andshoulderproblemsinprofessionalbaseballpitchers. in the American JournalofOrthopedicsontheevaluationel- Chicago’s Awards Banquetin2009…co-authoreda2007article  was in2001whentheSoxmissed1,197gamesduetoinjury. nesota (330)…duringthecurrent24-yearperiod,exception of 359daysperseason,second-fewestinbaseballbehindMin-  the Soxhavebeenoneofhealthiestteamsinbaseball. 13-year stretchcontinuesatrendthatbeganin1991which seven times,rankedsecondthreetimesandthirdonce…that  fewest totalsinthemajorleagues. disabled listjust123timesforatotalof5,534days,boththe  in MajorLeagueBaseball. 39th inMajorLeagueBaseball…isthelongesttenuredtrainer  PriortojoiningtheWhiteSox,spentnineseasons inthe ParticipatedinMLBInternational’s EuropeanClinic Tour of SupervisedthemajorrehabilitationprogramsforBoJackson, His25yearsof membership wererecognizedbytheNational SchneiderandformerassistantMark Anderson werenamed ServedasHead Trainer forthe AL atthe2003 All-Star Game InSeptember2004,waspresentedbyMayorRichardM. Heandhisstaff receivedthe2006DickMartin Award for Was onthefacultyofNorthwesternUniversity’s Institutefor Was named“Trainer ofthe Year” atthePitch&HitClubof From1991-2000,theSoxuseddisabledlistanaverage From2002-14,theSoxhaveled AL infewestdaysmissed Overthelast13seasons,WhiteSoxhaveused Isinhis37thseasonasWhiteSoxheadathletictrainerand 8 CHICAGO WHITESOX 28 PROFESSIONAL CAREER Sox Acquisition: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Given Name: HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER HERM SCHNEIDER Herman JackSchneider Hired asheadathletictrainerpriorto1979season. 63(April4,1952) Amsterdam, Netherlands/Naperville,Ill. Frontier FieldWalk of Famein August 2014. Baltimore’s Class AAA af as assistanttrainerandequipment managerforRochester, University ofNew York in1975 …asanundergraduate,worked degreeinsports medicinefromtheState received abachelor’s  upstate New York asachild.  Naperville (Ill.)CentralHighSchoolin2004and2005. softball teamfrom2006-09afterbeingnamed All-Conference at … shewasasecondbasemanontheUniversityofSouthFlorida a MBA fromtheUniversityofCentralFloridainDecember2010 Degreeinsportsbusinessmanagementand earned aMaster’s  Strength andConditioning Association. ciation, American CollegeofSportsMedicineandtheNational  head trainerforPonceinthePuertoRicanWinterLeague. each leveloftheirsystem…alsoworkedfornineseasonsas  L v. 62 874.8 891.3 26,245 16.2 487 13,369 17.0 MLB Avg. 858.4 255 MLB Total 12,876 15.5 NL Avg. 232 NL Total 1,039 AL Avg. AL Total 19 Texas 26 853 795 Los Angeles Detroit 11 2,281 14 Houston 15 17 Oakland 18 749 1,025 1,008 936 Tampa Bay New York 13 546 Baltimore 13 792 Toronto 18 White Sox 14 765 Seattle 12 Kansas City 637 Boston 15 Cleveland 15 463 543 Minnesota 12 444 Club No. Days less thanthemajor-leagueaverage. The breakdown: days (425.7average). The 5,534totaldaysmissedis5,817 of daysinthemajorleaguessince2002,missingjust5,534 The WhiteSoxhaveusedthedisabledlistfewestnumber Born in Amsterdam, Holland,the Netherlands, movedto MarriedJanet…hastwochildren:DanielandCaitlin IsamemberofPBATS, theNational Athletic Trainers’ Asso- Joinedthe Yankees organizationin1970andmadestopsat Attended MonroeCommunityCollege inRochester, N.Y. … 2014 Season KEEPING THEMONTHEFIELD MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL fi liate … was inducted into Rochester’s liate …was inductedintoRochester’s L v. 0. 11,350.6 202.5 340,518 12,227.3 MLB Avg. 6,075 219.9 183,410 MLB Total 3,298 10,467.2 NL Avg. 185.1 157,008 NL Total 2,777 13,487 AL Avg. 204 AL Total Texas 274 12,027 New York 208 Baltimore 220 16,261 Kansas City 13,388 11,129 Boston 244 205 Detroit 176 Los Angeles 11,673 Toronto 208 11,487 9,652 Oakland 200 11,086Cleveland 194 175 11,022 10,548 Seattle 161 5,534 Tampa Bay 9,706 Minnesota 180 123 8,880 Houston 161 White Sox 8,059 Club No. Days 2002-14 Totals FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. ed member of the National Athletic Trainers As- Trainers Athletic ed member of the National shing … was elected Precinct Committeeman for fi fi MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Is a certi Attended graduate school at the University of Memphis from Has two children: Kaitlyn and Jacob … enjoys computers, Ap- Rookie Pulaski of the Spent the next two seasons at where the University of Kentucky, Is a 1995 graduate from 1995-96 and served as the graduate assistant athletic trainer 1995-96 and served as the graduate assistant for football and baseball. politics and Precinct No. 27 in February 2010. Township Homer palachian League … advanced to Class A Port Charlotte of the A to Class palachian League … advanced 2000. in  sports. he was a student athletic trainer for a variety of    Athletic … also is a member of the Southeast sociation (NATA) and the Association (SEATA) Trainers Society (PBATS). Trainers Athletic  Cleveland, Ohio/Chicago, Ill. Cleveland, 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 29 43 (February 2, 1972) 43 (February Hired as assistant athletic trainer, September 11, 2000. 11, September athletic trainer, Hired as assistant Brian Ball … was honored Sox Acquisition: Sox Acquisition: BRIAN BALL BRIAN TRAINER ATHLETIC ASSISTANT Given Name: Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: Baseball Prospectus PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROFESSIONAL Rangers orga- Texas Spent the 1997-2000 seasons in the with the White Sox as assistant to Is in his 14th full season with Schneider to make the Sox the healthiest Has teamed in fewest days missed AL From 2002-14, the Sox have led the for Award He and Schneider received the 2006 Dick Martin

by the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association in November 2005 Trainers Athletic by the Illinois for his work during the 2005 season.  of the Gulf nization … began his pro career with Port Charlotte Coast League in 1997.  Schneider. head athletic trainer Herm  the disabled team in baseball over the past 13 seasons, using the fewest totals list just 123 times for a total of 5,534 days, both in the major leagues.  once. seven times, ranked second three times and third  by Year of the Medical Staff MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE  major league/minorleaguebaserunninginstructor. was an All-Star in1988and 1989.  with theCardinalsin1985,1071986 and109in1987. League ineachofhis  (1995), Cincinnati(1996)andDetroit (1997). the (1991-93), KansasCity(1994-95),Seattle games over13major-leagueseasons withSt.Louis(1985-90),   times andthirdonce. days missedtothedisabledlist  league staff. the healthofWhiteSoxduringhis11 yearsonthemajor- tant athletictrainerBrianBall,hasmadeamajorcontributionto  an exemplarydedicationtostrengthtrainingandconditioning. coach whoseaccomplishments,intheopinionofpeers,re  postgame andoffseason strengthandconditioningprograms. 12th asdirectorofconditioning…overseestheteam’s pregame,  an advisorfortheCubsmajor-leagueroster. instructor withtheChicagoCubsin2003-04…alsoservedas tion …workedastheminorleaguebaserunningandout coach atClass A QuadCitiesintheHouston Astros organiza- Spentthe2013-14seasonsasout Was aunanimous choiceas1985NL Rookieofthe Year and Ranks sixthall-timeinstolenbases…ledtheNational Batted.267 (1,425-5,406)with752stolenbasesin1,371 Begins his From2004-14,Chicagohasledthemajorleaguesinfewest AlongwithheadathletictrainerHermSchneiderandassis- Won the2006NolanRyan Award, presentedannuallytothe Beginshis21stseasonintheWhiteSoxorganizationand 0 CHICAGO WHITESOX 30 fi rst seasonintheWhiteSoxorganizationas PROFESSIONAL CAREER COACHING CAREER PLAYING CAREER fi rst sixseasons,including110 asarookie fi ve times,rankedsecondthree November1,1998. Sox Acquisition: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Given Name: DIRECTOR OFCONDITIONING ALLEN THOMAS Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Given Name: LEAGUE/MINORLEAGUEBASERUNNINGINSTRUCTOR MAJOR January24,2015. Sox Acquisition: fi eld andbaserunning Allen Thomas Vincent MauriceColeman Hired asaminorleagueconditioningcoach, Hired asmajorleague/minorleaguebaserunninginstructor, fi fl 41 (February4,1974) 53 (September22,1961) eld ect Morganton, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla./SanDiego,Calif.   Washington Redskins(1988). Cleveland Browns(1977),Minnesota Vikings (1978-87)and  was an All-America punteronthefootball team. out ofFlorida Agricultural andMechanicalUniversity (FAMU) …   one stretchduringthe1989season.  with apersonalbestof26in August 1987.  and helpedtheCardinalsreachWorld Series. second andthirdbaseinthesameinning13timesthatseason with 121runsscoredanda.363on-basepercentage…stole  in sportsmedicine…wasatwo-time All-America inbaseball. Alana …graduatedfromWingate(N.C.)Universitywithadegree and ProfessionalBaseballStrengthCoachesSociety. a memberoftheNationalStrengthandConditioning Association  round ofthe1996draft. minor-league systemafterbeingselectedbytheclubin45th  including 2003astheminorleagueconditioningcoordinator. MarriedMarcella…hasthreechildren:Joshua, Alek and Sentsixseasons(1998-2003)ontheSoxconditioningstaff, Hiscousin,Greg,puntedfor12seasonsinthe NFL for the Was selectedbySt.Louis inthe10throundof1992draft MarriedDenise…hastwochildren:KapiolaniandKoa. Was successfulon50consecutivestolen-baseattemptsin Stole 20ormorebasesinamonthninetimeshiscareer, His bestseasoncamein1987whenhebatted.289(180-623) Isacerti Playedtwoseasons(1996-97)asanout fi ed StrengthandConditioningSpecialist,aswell MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL fi elder intheSox FRONT OFFICE FIELD STAFF PLAYERS OPPONENTS 2014 REVIEWHISTORY RECORDS MINOR LEAGUES MEDIA/MISC. MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Earned his master’s and undergraduate degrees in business Married Julie … has one child: Gianna. and Sara … graduate Married Laura … has two children: Lisa administration from Loyola (Ill.) University … member of Alpha administration from Loyola (Ill.) University … member of Kappa Psi professional business fraternity.  HR 3B 2B Minoso 1954 29 18 19 Player Year Minnie Minnie Minoso Baines 1984 Floyd Robinson 28 10 19 Sosa Jorge Ortega 1990 26 10 15 Johnson 1995 18 12 10 1956 Harold 1962 Durham Sammy 2001 42 10 20 Lance 1975 29 Ray 45 26 11 10 21 10 11 11 of Hubbard High School in Chicago. of Hubbard High School   2015 MEDIA GUIDE 31 Oak Park, Ill./Glenview, Ill. Oak Park, Ill./Glenview, Chicago, Ill./Crown Point, Ind. Chicago, 53 (October 24, 1961) 58 (November 1, 1956) 58 (November Hired as assistant ticket manager in 1989. Hired as umpires clubhouse manager prior to 1985 season. prior to 1985 clubhouse manager Hired as umpires Triple Double Triple Vincent James Fresso James Vincent Edward Francis Cassin ight negotiations and fl Opening Day Age: Opening Day Birthplace/Residence: ED CASSIN DIRECTOR OF TEAM TRAVEL Given Name: Sox Acquisition: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Opening Day Sox Acquisition: VINCE FRESSO VINCE MANAGER HOME CLUBHOUSE Given Name: PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROFESSIONAL Sixteen players in White Sox history have recorded at least 10 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs in the Sixteen players in White Sox history have recorded at least 10 doubles, 10 triples same season. Ray Durham (2001) was the last to accomplish the feat. Player Year 2B 3B HR 3B 2B Jackson 1920 Felsch 42 20 12 Player Year 1920 14 40 15 Joe Simmons Happy Kreevich 1933 29 10 14 1937 Carl Reynolds 29 16 12 Al Minoso 1951 32 14 10 Mike 1929 Gee Walker Minnie 24 1939 12 1953 30 11 26 11 16 13 11 Is in his 17th full season as director of team travel … is re- as White Sox ticket manager from 1993-98 … Worked and Begins his 31st season in the White Sox organization League clubhouse manager at the American as the Worked

 sponsible for spring training scheduling, scheduling, hotel negotiations and booking, and bus and truck transportation.  pitched semi-professional baseball in the Chicago area.  manager … handles all Sox equip- 19th as the home clubhouse clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field and ment, manages the home travels with the team to oversee the transit of equipment.  Game at U.S. Cellular Field on 7/15/03 … served All-Star 74th while also as the umpires clubhouse manager from 1985-97, in the Sox assisting in the home clubhouse … also worked clubhouse from 1979-85. MEDIA/MISC. MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS HISTORY 2014 REVIEWOPPONENTS PLAYERS FIELD STAFF FRONT OFFICE joining thevisitingclubhousestaff in1985. 1985-94 …hasnotmissedaWhiteSoxhomegamesince  clubhouse atthe2002and2010MidsummerClassics. Game atU.S.CellularFieldandassistedinthe American League  occasionally withtheteamduringregularseason. clubhouse androadgamesduringspringtraining…travels his 21stasthevisitingclubhousemanager…workshome  Servedastheassistantvisitingclubhousemanagerfrom ManagedtheNationalLeagueclubhouseat2003 All-Star Beginshis36thseasonintheWhiteSoxorganizationand 2 CHICAGO WHITESOX 32 Umpires Clubhouse Manager Joe McNamaraJr. Pregame Instructor Mike Kashirsky PROFESSIONAL CAREER WHITE SOXSUPPORTSTAFF Sox Acquisition: Birthplace/Residence: Opening Day Age: Given Name: VISITING CLUBHOUSEMANAGER GABE MORELL Assistant HomeClubhouse Manager GabrielMorell Pregame Instructor Hiredasassistantvisitingclubhousemanager, 1985. 48(May23,1966) Adam Ricks Rob Warren SanRafael,Calif./Frankfort,Ill.  School …enjoysreading,golfandswimming. and Brady…graduatedin1984fromMayville(Ill.)CentralHigh MarriedKelly…hasthreechildren:BriannaandtwinsBrooke MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Special Assistant toMajorLeagueStaff Minor LeagueClubhouse Manager Dan Flood