White Sox to Announce 2025 Coaching Staff, Retaining Key Members

The Chicago White Sox are set to officially announce their 2025 coaching staff within the next week. According to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, the club will be retaining most of its incumbent coaches. Among the new additions, first-time manager Will Venable will be joined by bench coach Walker McKinven, whose hiring was previously reported by Venable, as well as director of hitting Ryan Fuller and a yet-to-be-revealed assistant hitting coach.

Returning to the coaching staff are hitting coach Marcus Thames, pitching coach Ethan Katz, assistant pitching coach Matt Wise, first base coach Jason Bourgeois, third base coach Justin Jirschele, and catching coach Drew Butera. Grady Sizemore will also return after serving as Chicago’s interim manager following the firing of Pedro Grifol in early August. However, interim bench coach Doug Sisson and interim assistant hitting coach Mike Gellinger will not be returning to their current roles but are expected to take on other positions within the organization.

Despite enduring a challenging 121-loss season, the White Sox have decided not to completely overhaul their coaching staff. It is worth noting that many of these coaches are relatively new to the organization. Thames, Wise, Bourgeois, and Butera were all brought on last offseason, while Jirschele was installed last August following the firing of former third base coach Eddie Rodriguez, along with Grifol and former bench coach Charlie Montoyo.

​As the White Sox prepare to unveil their 2025 coaching staff, fans will be eager to see how these retained and new faces contribute to the team’s efforts to turn things around in the upcoming season.