Sergio Santos always wanted to play in the major leagues.
In 2010, Sergio Santos achieved his goal of playing for the Chicago White Sox. After his playing career, he spent time as a stay-at-home dad and worked at an MLB youth academy.
Later, an opportunity opened up to join the Yankees system.
Santos expressed initial concerns about becoming a manager but quickly realized it was the right fit for him, given his career path from shortstop to pitcher.
“The way my career kind of happened from shortstop to converted pitcher, it makes a whole lot of sense as a manager because I’m able to relate to every single person in that dugout because I’ve been in that position.
After managing for two seasons in the Yankees organization, Santos will now lead the team’s Double-A affiliate Birmingham.
Director of player development Paul Janish described Santos as energetic and welcomed his return to the organization where he has fond memories.
Santos had a 3.29 ERA and 31 saves in 119 games with the Sox. He said he had “nothing but the fondest memories of Chicago, the fans.”
“In the back of my mind, there was always a hope I could get back with the White Sox,” Santos said.
The Sox announced the addition of Santos on Friday, along with their entire 2024 player development staff and assignments. Janish, hired in November, is in his first year overseeing the organization’s minor-league operations and player development system.
“The overall mission statement is trying to accumulate as many good people as we can that are into making the players better over the course of time,” Janish said.
Santos is part of the team’s minor-league system, joining other managers in their respective positions from last season.
Winston-Salem’s staff includes bench coach Darius Day, a Simeon graduate who was a member of the Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite (ACE) program.
“Being in that culture and being around those guys that kind of helped drive the passion of the game of baseball for me was something I admired for a very long time,” Day said.
Day played mostly as an outfielder in 169 minor-league games after being drafted by the Texas Rangers. Now, he's set to make his professional coaching debut after returning to the area with the ACE program.
Janish said that it was very clear very quickly how passionate he was about helping players.
Day is most excited about “returning to the hard work” in the role with the Dash.
Day said he's just looking forward to returning to the structure, the everyday hard work, everyday process of helping guys and figuring out what makes them tick.
He finds it surreal to be in the system now and never imagined being in this position or wearing a jersey or uniform again. He's just thrilled about the opportunity to be part of it.
Here is the complete list of Friday’s announcement.
Player development staff
- Director of Player Development: Paul Janish
- Director of Minor League Administration: Kathy Potoski
- Assistant Director, Baseball Operations: Graham Harboe
- Manager, Player Development/International Operations: Grant Flick
- Assistant, Player Development/Video: Jack Larimer
- Manager, Player Development Latin America Operations: Louis Silverio
- Manager, International Player Development/Education: Erin Santana
Player development instructors/rovers
- Field Coordinator: Doug Sisson
- Assistant Field Coordinator: Justin Jirschele
- Pitching Coordinator: Matt Zaleski
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator: Curt Hasler
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator: Donnie Veal
- Pitching Advisor: J.R. Perdew
- Hitting Coordinator: Alan Zinter
- Assistant Hitting Coordinator: Danny Santin
- Infield Coordinator: Ryan Newman
- Catching Coordinator: Julio Mosquera
- Assistant Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator: Mike Daniel
- Rehab Pitching Coach: Hiram Burgos
- Hitting Initiatives: Devin DeYoung
- Biomechanist: Jason Hashimoto
Medical staff
- Medical Coordinator: Scott Takao
- Physical Therapy Coordinator: Brooks Klein
- Performance Coordinator: Gage Crosgrove
- Assistant Performance Coordinator: Sergio Rojas
- Physical Therapist/Athletic Trainer: Katie Stone
- Physical Therapist: Evan Jurjevic
- Sports Psychologist: Dr. Rob Seifer
Arizona operations
- Facility Manager: Joe Lachcik
- Minor League Clubhouse Manager: Dan Flood
- Assistant Minor League Clubhouse Manager: Bryant Biasotti
Triple-A Charlotte
- Manager: Justin Jirschele
- Pitching Coach: R.C. Lichtenstein
- Hitting Coach: Cam Seitzer
- Bench Coach: Pat Listach
- Trainer: Hyeon Kim
- Performance Coach: George Timke
Double-A Birmingham
- Manager: Sergio Santos
- Pitching Coach: John Ely
- Hitting Coach: Nicky Delmonico
- Bench Coach: Ángel Rosario
- Trainer: Carson Wooten
- Performance Coach: Juan Maldonado
Class A Winston-Salem
- Manager: Guillermo Quiroz
- Pitching Coach: John Kovalik
- Hitting Coach: Jim Rickon
- Bench Coach: Darius Day
- Trainer: A.J. Smith
- Performance Coach: Logan Jones
Class A Kannapolis
- Manager: Patrick Leyland
- Pitching Coach: Blake Hickman
- Hitting Coach: Charlie Romero
- Bench Coach: Daniel Milwee
- Trainer: Chaerin Yeom
- Performance Coach: Donovan Clark
Arizona Complex League White Sox
- Manager: Daniel González
- Pitching Coach: Jacob Dorris
- Hitting Coach: Gerardo Olivares
- Assistant Hitting Coach: Mike Gellinger
- Development Coach: Nausel Cabrera
- Trainer: Jeremy Kneebusch
- Performance: Siera Weathers
Dominican Republic Academy/DSL White Sox
- Field Coordinator: Julio Bruno
- Manager, Complex Operations: Wellington Morrobel
- Manager, Administration: Carolina Santos
- Manager: Anthony Núñez
- Pitching Coach: José Brito
- Assistant Pitching Coach: Stolmy Pimentel
- Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
- Assistant Hitting Coach/Catching Coach: Moisés Núñez
- Coach: Ángel González
- Trainer: Gustavo De La Cruz
- Assistant Trainer: Estarlin Rosario
- Performance Coach: Fran Batista
- Assistant Performance Coach: Carlos Javier
- Video Coordinator: Miguel Perez
- Lead Educator: Pablo Frías
- Education Assistant: Luis Villar
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