Willie Harris is best known as the man who touched home plate for the White Sox as the deciding run in the clinching game of the 2005 World Series, but the utility man carved out a long Major League career that stretched across 12 big seasons, ending in 2012.
Last season saw the birth of his managerial career, as the White Sox tapped him to helm the Great Falls Voyagers, their Rookie League affiliate in the Pioneer League. This year he’s the manager at High-A Winston-Salem, and talked to The Athletic about how he got his start in coaching, his big league aspirations, and how scoring that run in Game 4 shaped his worldview.