Former Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo joining White Sox staff as bench coach

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo at the team’s spring training facilities in Dunedin, Fla., in 2020. (Steve Nesius/The Canadian Press via AP) (AP Photos)

The White Sox’ coaching staff will have a different look under new manager Pedro Grifol, including the addition of former Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, who will be the Sox’ new bench coach, a source confirmed to the Sun-Times.

Montoyo provides managerial experience alongside Grifol, who will be a first-time manager. He replaced John Gibbons as Blue Jays manager after the 2018 season, was nominated for AL Manager of the Year with the Rays’ Kevin Cash and the Sox’ Rick Renteria in 2020 but was fired by the Jays on July 13 after the team started the season with a 46-42 record.