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American baseball coach (born 1963) Baseball player

Doug Sisson
Sisson with the Kansas City Royals in 2012
Chicago White Sox – No. 29
Coach
Born: (1963-09-20) September 20, 1963 (age 61) Titusville, Florida, U.S.
Bats: RightThrows: Right

Teams
As coach Kansas City Royals (2011–2012) Chicago White Sox (2024–present)

Douglas Dean Sisson (born September 20, 1963) is an American professional baseball bench coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). This is his 30th season managing or coaching in professional baseball. He has previously served as a coach, manager, and executive, working at the college, minor league, and major league levels. He served as the first base coach for the Kansas City Royals from 2011 to 2012.

Career

Sisson played baseball at Rollins College and the University of Montevallo.

He played professionally for two seasons. He then served as a minor league manager for the Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, and Montreal Expos organizations, winning several championships and Manager of the Year awards. He served as the associate head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team in 2006 and 2007.

After coaching at Georgia, Sisson served as the field coordinator for the Royals' minor league system. He was promoted to the major league coaching staff prior to the 2011 season.

Sisson was released of his major league coaching duties with the Kansas City Royals on August 4, 2012.

On August 8, 2024, Sisson was named interim bench coach for the Chicago White Sox following the firing of Charlie Montoyo.

Personal

Sisson, his wife, Crickett, and daughters Tori and Delaney live in Auburn, Alabama.

References

"Royals promote Sisson to fill coaching opening - KansasCity.com". Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
"White Sox announce flurry of coaching moves after firing Pedro Grifol". nbcsportschicago.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Royals name Sisson first-base coach". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-10-22.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e Chicago White Sox current roster
Active roster	7 Dominic Fletcher 17 Braden Shewmake 18 Jacob Amaya 20 Miguel Vargas 22 Oscar Colás 23 Andrew Benintendi 25 Andrew Vaughn 26 Korey Lee 27 Brooks Baldwin 30 Corey Julks 31 Zach DeLoach 33 Drew Thorpe 36 Steven Wilson 37 Gus Varland 43 Nick Nastrini 44 Bryan Ramos 48 Jonathan Cannon 49 Jordan Leasure 50 Lenyn Sosa 51 Jared Shuster 52 Jairo Iriarte 57 Ky Bush 60 Justin Anderson 61 Fraser Ellard 65 Davis Martin 66 Prelander Berroa 76 Jake Eder 88 Luis Robert Jr. -- Sean Burke -- Juan Carela -- Wikelman González -- Ron Marinaccio -- Colson Montgomery -- Penn Murfee -- Jesse Scholtens -- Austin Slater -- Shane Smith -- Mike Tauchman -- Matt Thaiss -- Bryse Wilson
Coaching staff	Manager 1 Will Venable Bench -- Doug Sisson Hitting 99 Marcus Thames Assistant hitting -- Mike Gellinger Pitching 21 Ethan Katz Assistant pitching 53 Matt Wise First base 38 Jason Bourgeois Third base -- Justin Jirschele Bullpen catcher 98 Miguel González Bullpen catcher 96 Luis Sierra Catching 39 Drew Butera

Chicago White Sox current roster

Active roster

Coaching staff

Manager 1 Will Venable
Bench -- Doug Sisson
Hitting 99 Marcus Thames
Assistant hitting -- Mike Gellinger
Pitching 21 Ethan Katz
Assistant pitching 53 Matt Wise
First base 38 Jason Bourgeois
Third base -- Justin Jirschele
Bullpen catcher 98 Miguel González
Bullpen catcher 96 Luis Sierra
Catching 39 Drew Butera

Major League Baseball bench coaches by team

American League

East	Robinson Chirinos (Baltimore Orioles) Ramón Vázquez (Boston Red Sox) Brad Ausmus (New York Yankees) Rodney Linares (Tampa Bay Rays) Don Mattingly (Toronto Blue Jays)
Central	Doug Sisson (Chicago White Sox) Craig Albernaz (Cleveland Guardians) George Lombard (Detroit Tigers) Paul Hoover (Kansas City Royals) Jayce Tingler (Minnesota Twins)
West	Omar López (Houston Astros) Ray Montgomery (Los Angeles Angels) Darren Bush (Oakland Athletics) Manny Acta (Seattle Mariners) Luis Urueta (Texas Rangers)

National League

East	Walt Weiss (Atlanta Braves) Carson Vitale (Miami Marlins) John Gibbons (New York Mets) Mike Calitri (Philadelphia Phillies) Miguel Cairo (Washington Nationals)
Central	Ryan Flaherty (Chicago Cubs) Freddie Benavides (Cincinnati Reds) None (Milwaukee Brewers) Don Kelly (Pittsburgh Pirates) Daniel Descalso (St. Louis Cardinals)
West	Jeff Banister (Arizona Diamondbacks) Mike Redmond (Colorado Rockies) Danny Lehmann (Los Angeles Dodgers) None (San Diego Padres) Ryan Christenson (San Francisco Giants)

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