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Oct 2020
29m 48s

Sox Relieve Rick Renteria and Don Cooper...

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The Chicago White Sox made a series of moves to their coaching staff, parting ways with both manager Rick Renteria and pitching coach Don Cooper. Jon and James discuss the factors at play in these decisions and look ahead to who Chicago could hire to fill both vacancies.


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