Douglas Dean Sisson (born September 20, 1963) is an American Professional Baseball Coach in the

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organization. This is his 30th season managing, coaching or working in professional baseball. He currently serving as a Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President/General Manager. He has previously served as a coach, manager, and executive, working at the

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, and major league levels. He served as the

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for the

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from 2011 to 2012 and the bench coach for the Chicago White Sox in 2024.

Career

Sisson played baseball at

Rollins College Rollins College is a Liberal arts college, private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several master's programs. Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institut ...

and the

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. He played professionally for two seasons. He then served as a minor league manager for the Texas Rangers,

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, and

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organizations, winning several championships and Manager of the Year awards. He served as the associate head coach of the

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team in 2006 and 2007. After coaching at Georgia, Sisson served as the field coordinator for the Royals' minor league system. He was promoted to the major league coaching staff prior to the 2011 season. Sisson was released of his major league coaching duties with the Kansas City Royals on August 4, 2012. On August 8, 2024, Sisson was named interim bench coach for the

following the firing of

Charlie Montoyo José Carlos Montoyo Díaz (born October 17, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball second baseman, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, managed the Toronto Blue Jays and coached for ...

. He was named the Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President/General Manager for the 2025 season.

Personal

Sisson, his wife, Crickett, and daughters Tori and Delaney live in

Auburn, Alabama Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama. The population was 76,143 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Auburn metropolitan area, Alabama, Aubu ...

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1963 births Living people Kansas City Royals coaches Major League Baseball first base coaches Minor league baseball managers University of Montevallo alumni {{baseball-manager-stub Sportspeople from Titusville, Florida