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As interim manager, Grady Sizemore will be tasked with leading the White Sox through the final 44 games of one of the worst seasons in major league baseball history. With under a year of major league coaching experience, Sizemore likely won't be considered for the White Sox' managerial position after the season, with Chris Getz stating several times Thursday that he will be looking outside the organization for a new skipper. But an interim MLB manager is still an MLB manager, and Sizemore's rise up the corporate ladder is a pretty neat story. After a playing career that included three All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger Award and a pair of Gold Gloves, Sizemore began his post-playing career in 2017 as a special advisor to Cleveland's player development department. In 2023, after taking time away from the game to focus on his family, Sizemore contacted his former teammate, Josh Barfield, about joining the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, where Barfield served as the director of player development. At the time, no positions were available, so Sizemore accepted a $15-an hour internship with Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen. Barfield became the assistant general manager for the Chicago White Sox after the season, and recommended Sizemore to Grifol and White Sox GM Chris Getz for a position on the coaching staff. Now that's what we call networking.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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