Hawk Harrelson to retire after 2018 season

Photos of the White Sox broadcaster and former general manager (1986) Ken "Hawk" Harrelson.Next season will be Ken "Hawk" Harrelson's last calling White Sox games, he and the team announced Wednesday.

Harrelson will return for his 34th year in the broadcast booth in 2018 with a schedule of primarily Sunday home games.

The White Sox also announced a multiyear agreement with Jason Benetti, who joined the White Sox television broadcast team in 2016, to continue as the primary play-by-play voice.

"Hawk has left a lasting imprint on the game of baseball across what will be an amazing career in the game,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. “His passion for the White Sox – and…