White Sox promote Chris Getz to general manager role - ESPN

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox are promoting former infielder Chris Getz to senior vice president/general manager, the team announced Thursday.

Getz, who turned 40 on Wednesday, has been the team's director of player development and an assistant general manager since 2017. He takes over the baseball department after former executive vice president Kenny Williams and general manager Rick Hahn were dismissed in mid-August.

«Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and experience within our organization to this role,» White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. «Most importantly, he knows our players, both at the major league level and in our system, knows our staff and is familiar with all aspects of our baseball operations department.»

Getz was taken by the White Sox in the fourth round of the 2005 draft and made his MLB debut in 2008 before being traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2009. He played in parts of seven seasons, finishing his playing career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014.

He spent the next two years in the Royals front office before returning to the White Sox to oversee their minor league system.

«I am honored and humbled to be given this leadership responsibility,» Getz said in a statement. «I understand what this team means to White Sox fans, and I am excited to begin the work today and during the remainder of this season. There is a great deal of talent within this clubhouse and within this ballpark, and we are going to diligently begin to do the work and lay the foundation for an organization and a team we all take pride in, from the staff, to the players, to our fans.»

The promotion comes with some question marks as Getz was an integral part of the previous regime that oversaw a failed