CHICAGO _ Danny Farquhar is returning to the White Sox organization as a minor league pitching instructor, general manager Rick Hahn said Wednesday.
On April 20, 2018, Farquhar collapsed in the Sox dugout shortly after pitching in game against the Astros at Guaranteed Rate Field. The reliever had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that caused a brain hemorrhage.
Farquhar underwent emergency surgery at Rush University Medical Center and was hospitalized until May 7.
"Obviously, everyone knows the backstory on Danny," Hahn said. "The aneurysm likely cut short his playing career, but he's eager to continue on as a coach, and it's something we have discussed with Danny going back well prior to the aneurysm.
"We think he has a great deal of upside and a great future in coaching and player development. We're excited he decided to join us in the coming weeks."
Farquhar went 3-1 with a 4.84 ERA with the Sox in 2017-18. In January, he signed a minor league contract with the Yankees, who released him June 19.
"It's pretty awesome," Sox manager Rick Renteria said of Farquhar's return to the organization. "It's actually a great story. He has been through a lot. While he was here, everyone had a good feeling about him, great guy, everybody loved him.
"That he can come back as an instructor in the organization is fantastic. He's a pretty bright young man, and to take some of the insight he's learned from here and in his career, hopefully it will transition into something positive."
