White Sox fire vice president Ken Williams, GM Rick Hahn

Executive vice president Ken Williams and senior vice president and general manager Rick Hahn were fired by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, the team announced in a social media post.

"This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to make because they are both talented individuals with long-term relationships at the White Sox," team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. "Ken is like a son to me, and I will always consider him a member of my family. I want to personally thank Ken and Rick for all they have done for the Chicago White Sox."

The team will "begin a search for a single decisionmaker to lead the baseball operations department and anticipate having an individual in place…