Doug Sisson Explained

Doug Sisson
Position:Coach
Team:Chicago White Sox
Number:29
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:20 September 1963
Birth Place:Titusville, Florida, U.S.
Teams:
As coach

Douglas Dean Sisson (born September 20, 1963) is an American professional baseball bench coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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.[1]

Sisson was released of his major league coaching duties with the Kansas City Royals on August 4, 2012.[2]

On August 8, 2024, Sisson was named interim bench coach for the Chicago White Sox following the firing of Charlie Montoyo.[3]

Personal

Sisson, his wife, Crickett, and daughters Tori and Delaney live in Auburn, Alabama.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royals promote Sisson to fill coaching opening - KansasCity.com . 2010-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101023105914/http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/21/2340058/royals-promote-sisson-to-fill.html# . 2010-10-23 . dead.
  2. http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120804&content_id=36117540&vkey=news_kc&c_id=kc
  3. Web site: White Sox announce flurry of coaching moves after firing Pedro Grifol. August 8, 2024. nbcsportschicago.com. en.
  4. Web site: Royals name Sisson first-base coach | royals.com: News . 2010-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613192708/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101021&content_id=15777134&vkey=news_kc&c_id=kc# . 2011-06-13 . dead.