The White Sox opted to fire manager Pedro Grifol two days after they ended their 21-game losing streak.
The Chicago White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the American League record. Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish 39-122, which would be the worst major league record since the National League's Cleveland Spiders were 20-134 in 1899. The White Sox ended the losing streak with a 5-1 victory at Oakland on Tuesday night, then wasted a two-run lead in a 3-2 loss on Wednesday.
The optimism quickly evaporated, though. The White Sox hit .192 and scored just 56 runs while dropping 22 of their first 25 games. They started August with the second-worst team ERA and the worst team batting average in Major League Baseball. The White Sox made the playoffs in 2020 and won the AL Central in 2021, but they've stumbled hard since. Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa stepped down late in the 81-81 season in 2022, and Grifol was hired to replace him.
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