(WEEI) The Red Sox' search for a new manager seems to finally be gaining some momentum.
After parting ways with Ron Roenicke on the last day of the regular season, it appears the team has started the process of interviewing managerial candidates. One of the individuals who interviewed for the job is Cubs third-base coach Will Venable.
The soon-to-be 38-year-old Venable was the Cubs' third-base coach in 2020 after serving as the team's first-base coach in 2018 and 2019. Prior to his on-field duties, Venable had been a special assistant to president of baseball operations Theo Epstein in 2017.
Venable played both basketball and baseball at Princeton prior to a professional baseball career that included nine years in the major leagues. An outfielder, he last played in 2016.
Former Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn't allowed to talk with the team about its managerial opening until after the completion of the World Series, which is when his one-year suspension runs out. For more on Cora's candidacy, click here.