Grady Sizemore was named the interim manager of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. This will be Sizemore's first managerial job. Sizemore retired after the 2015 season and was out of baseball as recently as 2023. That's when he asked a friend with the Arizona Diamondbacks if there were any positions available in the organization. There weren't. So he took an internship that paid $15 an hour.
He surprised everyone with this move, including the Diamondbacks. During his time as an intern he impressed Josh Barfield, the director of player development who Sizemore had played with in Cleveland. When Barfield was hired as the assistant general manager of the White Sox, Sizemore followed him and joined the coaching staff.
