Don Cooper, White Sox coach for 2005 champions, dies at 70

Don Cooper's 2005 White Sox pitching staff threw four consecutive complete games in the American League Championship Series, the first team to do so in a single postseason since the 1928 Yankees. Cooper, the club's longtime pitching coach, has died at 70. His family said he died peacefully Sept. 22 at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. The White Sox confirmed the death and said he spent 33 seasons in the organization from 1988-2020, including 18 as major-league pitching coach. He was fired in 2020 with manager Rick Renteria. He worked with Mark Buehrle, who threw a perfect game in 2009, Chris Sale, José Contreras, Freddy Garcia and Jon Garland. Drafted by the Yankees in 1978, he pitched 44 major-league games for New York, Minnesota and Toronto, going 1-6 with a 5.27 ERA. The family said funeral arrangements will be communicated once established and cited his passion for baseball and love for family and friends. The New York Post called the day Tuesday. No material facts are disputed.