CHICAGO (AP) — Pitching coach Don Cooper will take over for departed Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for the final two games of the season, not bench coach Joey Cora.
Guillen asked to be released from his contract Monday when the team would not grant him an extension.
Cora and general manager Ken Williams exchanged texts and had a phone conversation Tuesday. It was decided that Cora would not come to the park for the two games.
Cora is a close friend and former teammate of Guillen’s with the White Sox and could join Guillen, if — as expected — he takes the manager’s job with the Florida Marlins.
