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White Sox manager Will Venable's unusual two-sport path to baseball

Original: Bo Jackson of the Ivy League? How Venable rebounded from hoops to baseball https://www. mlb.com/news/white-sox-manager -

Will Venable, now managing the surprising Chicago White Sox, once played both basketball and baseball at Princeton, drawing comparisons to two-sport star Bo Jackson. A feature from MLB traces how he rebounded from an unrealized hoops career to become a big league manager, a story drawing attention as his team outperforms expectations this season.

Why now: The White Sox have been surprisingly competitive under Venable, prompting interest in his unconventional background.

Will VenableChicago White SoxPrinceton UniversityBo JacksonMLB

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• Bo Jackson of the Ivy League? How Venable rebounded from hoops to baseball https://www. mlb.com/news/white-sox-manager -will-venable-two-sport-athlete-in-college CLEVELAND -- Had it worked out the way he wanted, Will Venable would not be in the dugout managing the surprising… · MLB@sportsfeed.me · 1

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