CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox say hitting coach Todd Steverson will not return next season.
The team also announced Wednesday that assistant hitting coach Greg Sparks won't be back. All other members of manager Rick Renteria's staff were retained.
The White Sox went 72-89 for their seventh straight losing season. But there was progress.
Steverson, who held the job for six seasons, helped Tim Anderson bump his batting average 95 points to a major league-leading .335. Yoan Moncada went from a big league-high 217 strikeouts to 154 while hitting .