On Wednesday, the White Sox announced that broadcaster Ken Harrelson, who cut back to working road trips only in 2016, would return in 2018 for a final season, with a schedule of primarily Sunday home games.  Jason Benetti, who had been working home games for the last year and a half, signed a multi-year extension to become the full time play by play voice for the team.

Harrelson, who first joined the White Sox booth in 1982, has had numerous health problems in recent years, including vision problems that caused him to miss time in 2015.  Those problems have caused the occasional gaffe, as he mostly relies on a monitor to see the action on the field.  While I’m glad he gets to leave on his own terms, it is clear that the time to pass the torch is here.  Benetti, who grew up a White Sox fan, has proven to be a worthy successor.