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Cookin' with Ricky: White Sox manager shows off his culinary skills

Rick Renteria displayed one of his favorite non-baseball hobbies as he cooked for a group of local high school students on Wednesday morning.

Manager Rick Renteria cooking for students at Benito Juarez Community Academy. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/VBxNvaF3v1

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The dish, queso fundido, is one of several the new White Sox manager also plans to prepare meals for his coaching staff at spring training next month in Glendale, Ariz. Renteria will also host a cooking demonstration at SoxFest on Saturday.

Renteria, who spoke with students at Benito Juarez Community Academy while signing autographs and posing for photos, said he’s excited to help prepare some of the team’s newly acquired talent for their eventual promotions to the majors.