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White Sox forced to change pitchers in first inning after 'inexcusable mistake' by manager Will Venable

Second-year manager Will Venable has the upstart Chicago White Sox atop the AL Central, but he made a bad rookie mistake during an important game against the second-place Cleveland Guardians on Friday night ( CLE 8, CWS 2 ).

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Second-year manager Will Venable has the upstart Chicago White Sox atop the AL Central, but he made a bad rookie mistake during an important game against the second-place Cleveland Guardians on Friday night ( CLE 8, CWS 2 ). Venable had to remove starter Noah Schultz with one out in the first inning because he accidentally made a second mound visit when he went out to argue that the runner missed third base on an RBI single. Venable crossed the foul line, which counts as a mound visit.

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