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CHICAGO Jerry Narron has been hired by the White Sox as a Major League instructor, the team announced on Wednesday. The White Sox also promoted James Kruk to head athletic trainer and Brett Walker to director of rehabilitation.
Narron, 65, will serve as the Major League catching coordinator or catching coach, working with new pitching coach Ethan Katz and younger backstops such as Zack Collins, Yermín Mercedes and Seby Zavala as part of manager Tony La Russa’s staff. Narron will also work with established veterans such as starter Yasmani Grandal and non-roster invite Jonathan Lucroy.
“With all the information we’re getting today … They throw a lot at these catchers, what they have to do, how to go about the games,” said Narron during a Wednesday Zoom call. “No matter how many times they see people, you re still getting a lot of information it seems like every series.
Chicago also promotes James Kruk and Brett Walker on athletic training staff
February 10th, 2021
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CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have hired former major-league manager Jerry Narron as a major-league instructor and also promoted James Kruk to head athletic trainer and Brett Walker to director of rehabilitation.
Narron, 65, spent the 2020 season as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox and has worked 26 seasons on major-league coaching staffs. He managed five seasons in the majors with Texas (2001-02) and Cincinnati (2005-07), served as a bench coach with Baltimore (1993), the Red Sox (2003, ’20), the Reds (2004-05), Milwaukee (2011-15) and Arizona (2017-19), and as a third-base coach for eight seasons with Baltimore (1994) and Texas (1995-2001).
CHICAGO (AP) Former Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron was hired by the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday as a major league instructor on manager Tony La Russa's.