Chicago White Sox: Rick Renteria is nominated for MoY

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Former Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria is nominated for Manager of the Year.

Awkward. Former Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria has been nominated for the BWAA Manager of the Year in the American League. Charlie Montoyo of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays are the other nominees along with Rick Renteria. It is obviously awkward for Renteria because he is no longer employed by the Chicago White Sox. He has been replaced by Tony La Russa as the White Sox look to take the next step in 2021.

So if Renteria was bad enough to be fired, why is he nominated for the Manager of the Year award? Well, he wasn’t the best at…