Don Cooper, a longtime pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox and member of the staff for the team’s 2005 World Series championship, has died at age 70. Multiple outlets report that Cooper held the role of pitching coach during the period when the White Sox won the World Series.
Cooper spent decades with the franchise, according to reporting. The Athletic says he works in the White Sox organization for 33 years, including the final 18 years as the team’s major-league pitching coach. Other coverage emphasizes his leadership of the pitching staff during the 2005 championship run. Together, the accounts portray Cooper as a long-serving figure in the White Sox coaching staff whose career is closely tied to their mid-2000s success, particularly the 2005 title.
