The White Sox hired Will Venable to take over as manager, turning to the former big league outfielder to help turn around the team after a miserable season, according to reports Wednesday.

Venable, 42, is stepping in for Pedro Grifol, who was fired in August with the White Sox on their way to breaking the modern major league record for most losses in a season. With Grady Sizemore serving as interim manager, the club finished with a 41-121 record.

Venable was an associate manager for the Rangers for the last two years. The Princeton grad handled daily schedule items and outfield instruction as part of his duties

He played for the Padres, Rangers and Dodgers in nine years in the majors.

After his playing career ended, Venable joined the Cubs’ front office in September 2017 as a special assistant to baseball operations. He also was on the team’s major league staff for three years, spending two seasons as the first base coach and one as the third base coach.

Venable also was the bench coach for Red Sox manager Alex Cora for two years before joining the Rangers.

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