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CHICAGO (AP) #8212;Jeff Manto, Joe McEwing and Mark Parent have joined newmanager Robin Ventura #8217;s coaching staff with the Chicago White Sox.Manto was the White Sox #8217;s minor league hitting coordinator the last fourseasons and will now be the big club #8217;s hitting coach. McEwing managed Chicago #8217;sTriple-A affiliate at Charlotte last season. He will serve as third base coach. P fox nfl arent will be Ventura #8217;s bench coach. He had a 13-year major league careerand managed Double-A Reading in the Phillies #8217; organization last season.Pitching coach Don Cooper and first base coach Harold Baines are holdoversfrom former manager Ozzie Guillen #8217;s staff. Ventura replaced Guillen, who wasreleased from the final year of his contract and became manager of the Marlins.Manto, wh fox nfl o spent two years as the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach from2006-07, said he will reach out to two players who struggled mightily lastseason #8212;Adam Dunn(notes) and Alex Rios(notes). #8220;Find out where they #8217;re at hope and hopefully when we get to springtraining we can hit the ground running, #8221; Manto said.With the exception of Ventura, none of the three coaches were major leaguest fox nfl andouts. And they have limited experience in the majors as coaches. Ventura isa rookie manager. #8220;All we know is how to grind it out and get the best of what we #8217;ve got thatday, #8221; said Manto, who replaces Greg Walker. #8220;It #8217;s going to be a blast workingtogether. #8221;Manto hit homers in four consecutive at-bats while with the BaltimoreOrioles in 1995.Ventura, with no major fox nfl league coaching or managerial experience, said hebrought in people he was comfortable with. #8220;I totally trust what they #8217;re going to be doing and what we #8217;re asking themto do in their job and helping me, #8221; Ventura said. #8220;I #8217;m not just hiring friendsand we #8217;re going to go in here and have a great old time. We #8217;re here to work andwin games and that #8217;s wh fox nfl at I was looking for. #8221; Follow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverage on Twitter. Updated 4 hours, 24 minutes ago fox nfl
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