It was the first day of spring training Wednesday, and nobody knows how good Will Venable, who went to work as the White Sox’ sixth manager in the last 15 seasons, will be. He follows Ozzie ...

Martín Pérez and Will Venable were teammates on the Texas Rangers in 2015. The two reconnected in Boston and later again in Texas, where Pérez pitched while Venable worked on both coaching staffs.

PHOENIX — As first-year White Sox manager Will Venable begins to introduce himself to Chicago baseball fans, you can probably already state this about him with certainty: He’d beat any other ...