121-loss White Sox turn to Venable, sources say

Jesse RogersCloseJesse RogersESPN Staff WriterJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.Jeff PassanCloseJeff PassanESPNESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports”Oct 30, 2024, 12:03 AM ETThe Chicago White Sox are hiring Texas Rangers coach Will Venable to be their next manager, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday night.Venable, 42, played nine years in the big leagues before transitioning to an off-the-field role as a special assistant with the Chicago Cubs in 2017, and then as a base coach for them from 2018 to 2020. He was Boston’s bench coach in 2021 before being hired by Texas, where he has served as associate manager next to Bruce Bochy for the past two seasons.The majority of Venable’s playing career was spent in San Diego before he was traded to the Rangers in 2015. He played for the Dodgers in 2016 before retiring.Venable hit .249 with 81 career…