The Chicago White Sox officially hired Pedro Grifol as their manager, the team announced Thursday.
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Grifol, 52, spent the last 10 seasons in the Kansas City Royals organization, most recently as the team’s bench coach.
He takes over after Hall of Famer Tony La Russa announced Oct. 3 that he would not return in 2023 because of health issues.
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Grifol was a special assignment coach in 2013, the hitting coach in 2013-14, the catching coach from 2014-17 and the quality control/catching coach in 2018-19 before becoming the bench coach in 2020.
Grifol joined the Royals after 13 seasons with the Seattle Mariners organization. His time there included spending 2010 on the Mariners’ major-league staff.
He has managed in the minors, including Class A High Desert in 2012. Now comes his big-league opportunity with the Sox, who are coming off a disappointing 81-81 season.
