Miguel Cairo jumped at the opportunity to join the Chicago White Sox coaching staff and reunite with manager Tony La Russa.
“I played for him, and I learned so much about the game,” Cairo said Wednesday during a videoconference. “One of the reasons I played so many seasons is because of him and the coaching staff in St. Louis. You always keep learning and this is a great opportunity for me to learn from him, being beside him, and the same team, as a coach.
“It was a little premature for me; I really wanted to wait for my daughter to graduate from high school, she’s a sophomore, but I cannot pass on this opportunity to be beside a Hall of Famer.