The Chicago White Sox just announced the replacement of Tony La Russa, the Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol. He’ll be the 42nd manager of the club.

 White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said, “Pedro is a bilingual, modern baseball thinker who brings two-plus decades of experience in a variety of roles – bench coach, hitting coach, winter ball and minor league manager, director of player development and scout. He is an excellent communicator and an experienced game planner who brings a high energy and detail-oriented approach to leadership. He is committed to building an inclusive and cohesive clubhouse, and we could not be happier to have Pedro leading our club.”

Let’s play ball!